Unfamiliar Brand - SailNet Community Henry Scheel was a designer probably better known for the 'Scheel Keel' than the boats he designed Looks like he was connected to Morgan Yachts in the 70s 80s More info which you may have seen: Sailboat designs of Henry Scheel by year
Talk to me about the Tartan 33 - SailNet Community Tartan 33 S S design - 215 built between 1979-84 Two versions 1) fractional rig, 4 5'' Scheel keel 2) masthead rig, 6 25 fin keel The shoal keel version appears to be MUCH more common than the deep keel version (possibly designated 33R?) So, talk to me about the strengths and weaknesses
Scheal Keel - SailNet Community What the Scheel keel does is the same thing as wing-tip vortice surfaces which are now routinely installed on airplane wings: it makes the vortice BIGGER, (have a larger diameter) than without it, thereby reducing the overall circulation and drag
Pacific Seacraft 37 - Scheel keel vs. standard keel Okay, here is another of my random questions: On the Pacific Seacraft 37 with the Scheel keel, is the draft of the rudder skeg less than it is with the standard keel? I guess what I'm really getting at, is the rudder smaller and does that have a noticeable effect on how the boat performs?
performance of sailing boats having a Schelling keel A scheel keel is a specialized form of a bulb keel that mitigates some of the negatives of a somewhat decreased draft Generally Scheel keels seems to be applied mostly to shallow fin keels
Scheel keel - SailNet Community A Scheel keel is a type of fin keel with a specialized bulb, so it tracks no better (and in fact generally tracks worse), and it offers no better grounding protection than a fin keel of a similar depth
Tartan 33 - SailNet Community Hello, Regarding the Tartan 33 (1979-1984), I'm considering this boat for purchase and would be interested in hearing opinions and impressions from current and or past owners In particular, sailing characteristics at different points of sail, potential speed, and problems to be aware of in a 30
Pacific Seacraft Keel Bolts - SailNet Community We have a 1989, Hull#50, Scheel keel The folks at PSC, Thumper is your go to fella there, can answer all questions Inna nutshell keel is external lead and thus a little smile is not unexpected Ours had one as well We filled, fared and have kept bottom paint on her and no sign of it anymore Surveyor also felt a non issue
shoal draft keel vs regular keel | SailNet Community There have been many attempts at "fixing" the sailing performance of a shoal draft keel, like the scheel keel (see Compac-Yachts), and shoal centerboard (oday's and tons others), and like mine, wing shoal (modern hunter catalinas) with various degrees of plusses and minuses
New Boat Owner and Live aboard in the SF Bay area Do you have the Scheel Keel version? Your mainsail looks very tired and pretty blown out, but at least it's something The full battens can make trimming it difficult because the sail doesn't luff as easily as a short-battened sail would It can look like it doesn't need trimming though it actually does Have you tried setting up a Cunningham?