4 Jan 2025 Boring grinding & Hinged keel for Perry OCSS

[@ocean_capable_small_sailboat]

Thanks for the video. That would definitely make a strong hinge. I'll keep my fixed keels but it's fun to think of interesting alternatives.

[@DmytroPanchenko-vn3yo]

Good day! Thanks a lot for Perry!!!

[@boooshes]

Perry's boat is so small that the height required for transport still isn't very high. My judgement would be to just handle it like any fixed keel. It's size already makes it easier.

[@melinda5777]

It looks Fantastic! ✝️🙏❤️⛵️👣☘️🍍🤗

[@donaldhoudek2889]

Will the hinge of the keel jeopardize the integrity of the keel when rolling in storms, as that would put a lot of stress on it. Oh, can you make a plug the size of your copper tubing opening in the bottom of the hull just in case there is an issue? It would be good to have one on hand. Another GREAT video as you are always coming up with fresh ideas.

[@SvenYrvindExlex]

No plug needed. The copper pipe will be incapsulated in divinycell and glassfibre, as good as the hull and daggerboard trunk.

[@tomstack659]

What is going to keep the keel down when you lower it ?

[@SvenYrvindExlex]

The plate

[@tomstack659]

Ok I see now I watched the video again , so this not a collapsible keel while in the water, only collapses out of water for transport for height reasons only !!

[@bobcornwell403]

That is kinda a take on how TREKKA's keel was done. A steel flange was bolted to the boat with the usual keel bolts. And the keel was bolted to the flange, with a butt plate on either side. This way, the ballast keel was relatively easily removed, so the boat could be more easily be trucked from one location to another. Since the ends of the bolts bore very little load, this was quite secure. I don't know about the hinge idea. I see no reason why it wouldn't work. It just seems impractical to me. This is because the keel will still be attached to the boat and free to flop around, once the butt plates are removed. I can imagine some scary scenes of the keel suddenly flopping down at the most inconvenient time, and maybe crushing someone's hand or foot. Better to remove the keel entirely, then re-attach it when it's time to launch.

[@bmitch3020]

Yup, either a removable keel like they have in the MGR globe 5.80s, or use the traditional centerboard or lifting keel (which takes up room in the boat but can be quickly transitioned). It's a question of how often you want to trailer the boat, and how much space you're willing to sacrifice.

[@SvenYrvindExlex]

Yes the Trecka attatchment was a good idea. I remember how he left it on the beach in Russel NZ. No one is going to steel it he said.

[@DavidD6969]

On the twin keel its better to do it like the French man

[@areyoumad]

His name's Yann Quenet, FYI

[@SvenYrvindExlex]

Baluchons keels takes up a lot of space inside on an already small boat.

[@Phone-v3p]

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