Ok, one more thing... maybe a few more....
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Maybe I'm just making too much of this. One person says these hulls are heavy, forgiving hulks and the next says they become lively when you step aboard just be removing the auxillary lead pigs....
Both are correct. I noticed a significant differnce when I removed Faith's lead pigs. I only wish I had listened to Bill (and others) and done so back when I was racing her. There is a significant differnce. The nice thing about the geneus of the wineglass is that the deeper you load her, the less of a diference it makes. If you look at a 'light' Ariel she will float 2 - 2.5" 3" higher then the bottom of the 'scribed' boot stripe. Faith had her boot stripe raised by 1.25" (IIRC) and floated pretty much on the new line when loaded with a silly quantity of stuff and stores.
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Zoltan of long ago lore surely must have had his Commander loaded to the gills. And wouldn't a fair share of those stores have gone into the cockpit lockers just by default of having a smaller cabin than the Ariels? I'm not a racer. However, I do think it is just plain good sense to tweak sail trim to keep moving as efficiently as possible without it becoming an arduous, dreaded chore. how much does hull balance affect that? I can't remember off hand, did Zoltan carry an outboard?
Hopefully the sale pictures from Ebay are still here somewhere (if not let me know and I can dig around my old hard drive). Yes, there was an outboard on 'The Way' of Zoltan fame. IIRC it was a Mariner, back when the Mariners were the same as the Yamaha (maybe enduro). The cowl looked to be high enough to be a 2 cyl, so probably a 6 or 8 hp. Something else I listed from his Ebay add was his equipment list. It was silly long. Dive gear, 6 or 8 sails, everything you can think of. I am quite sure he carried more on his Comander then Rose and I did aboard Faith, with the exception of water and books. ;)
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how much does hull balance affect that?
One final thought (yea right) :rolleyes: Stern squat is a real drag. Especally when over powered (like when we delivered Ariel Spirit with a 9.9 OB) or when crew move aft to humor their four legged Master at Arms. Once you get the aft edge of the outboard well in the water you are really going to see the speed drop.
Where do you think proper trim is?
I would be very interested to know how you like your A/C to sit. The Princess naturally wanted to squat aft and I felt her performance sailing to weather suffered as a result. I added ballast to her nose until I thought she "felt right". (Pretty scientific approach, eh?) To really do it right one should speed check against a similar boat, sail just aft and to windward of the other boat at different points of sail and note the speed difference, then shift some weight around and try it again.
I found what I think to be The Princess's proper lines by compromising between; 1, drawings in the manual and pictures in the gallery.
2, watching water run to the midship scuppers from fore and aft.
3, the trim I "felt" was right after sailing the boat and shifting sand bags.
Here is how she sits in her slip with no one aboard;
37" from water surface to flat surface of the stem fitting.
27" from water surface to top of toe rail at the aft lower chainplate.
26" from water surface to top of toe rail at aft corner.
The Princess is rigged as a day sailor and carries no tanks, provisions, fuel, etc. so I'm sure she floats higher than most Ariels, but the proportion between the fore and aft measurement should still indicate the attitude .
If you get a chance, take a fore and aft measurement and post it along with some defense of your position.