Jeff Roy
New member Username: Jeffr
Post Number: 88 Registered: 03-2001
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 11:19 am: | |
Brayden, I picked up a small steadying sail that has made the boat skate a lot less on anchor or mooring. My S2 6.9 skated a lot more than other boats as well. I am not sure what it is about these boats that make them tack back and forth so much on anchor, but I do have a few theories. I think the chuckless cleats being so far down the side rails tend to get the boat started in one direction or the other. I think the keels on the Grand Slam S2's seem to be quite a bit further forward than on most designs, not sure if it contributes or not. The high freeboard of these boats probably contributes to the sailing at anchor thing. ---- Regarding items to watch for. Obviously any leaks in a cored boat can result in major problems. I had more than my fair share of them and the surveyor missed most of them. |