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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Pete,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find the Alberg 30 exceptionaly tender. I
like the boat a lot, but am not happy with her ability to carry sail when I'm
trying to drive her to windward in a blow. I can live with poor light air
performance, but not being able to carry enough sail to claw upwind is not
good. My previous boat (sorry, here I go again) was a Danish built wooden
Folkboat - she was slow in light stuff, but incredible upwind. I
would like to try to tweak my Alberg toward an improvment in that
area.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Folkboat was also tender for the first 10-15
degrees, but she then "stuck", and with a double reefed main and "blade" jib
would go like hell without further sail reduction even in 30kt+ winds and the
sort of waves you'd expect. (I get nostalgic, but should remind myself
that in those conditions she'd be going under every second wave, the cabin
ports would be leaking, water would be pouring into the bunks through the mast
collar, etc) The Alberg, on the other hand, doesn't stick until she gets
to about 20-22 degrees of heel, and that in less than 20 knts of wind, and at
that point the leeway is becoming heartbreaking. So; I am
looking at flatter sails... a deeper second reef, and monkeeing with the
ballast....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gord</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>KC426 Surprise</FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:petejill@sprynet.com" title=petejill@sprynet.com>Pete</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 01, 2001 10:38
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Alberg30] Ballast</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Gord,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Interesting problem; my main complaints would
be over poor light air performance. What's the nature of your heavy air
problem?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Pete</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Cardinal</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 01, 2001 9:19
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Alberg30] Ballast</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Gang,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As some of you may recall, I have moaned in the
past about being a little dissapointed at my A30's ability to carry sail in
a blow. I am in the process of crunching numbers to determine the
benefit of adding lead ballast beneath my liner pan under the cabin
sole. Anybody else gone down this road?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gord</FONT></DIV>
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