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Bookmark or Share- Talk to me about the Tartan 33 - SailNet CommunityOn the plus side of the Scheel was it''s rather large foot, which would be a boon in a hard grounding. But that large base would be a baine if stuck in the muck. I wasn''t that thrilled with the interior layout. Especially regarding the way the doors to the head and forward cabin were set up. Seemed rather awkward and flimsy.
- Swan 391 Full draft keel vs Scheel Keel blue water performanceNo experience on that boat, nor have had a specific Scheel Keel, which is a patented design of shoal (shortened) keel, iic. I've known some to praise the Scheel Keel, but if it was fully as good as a full keel, in all respects, they'd stop building boats with deep drafts. I've taken it that they are an excellent version of a shoal keel.
- Scheel keel - SailNet CommunityA 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. It does offer marginally better pointing ability than an equal depth fin keel and it does offer better stability to an equal depth fin keel.
- Pacific Seacraft 37 - Scheel keel vs. standard keelAs far as the 31's the only change with a Scheel keel seems to be 11 inches less draft, a shallower bilge and the resultant slightly smaller fuel tank. (3 less gallons) Rudder and skeg remain unchanged and still protected by the keel. I am confident that the Scheel keel for a 37 means the same as the 31. Rudder and skeg remain the same.
- Scheal Keel - SailNet CommunityWhat 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.
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