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yep, thats my Holden. Most would call it a large car here.
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And you parked it under a load and in front of a travel lift/straddle because you really, really want a new car?
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Just amazing. Is there a slight bulge at the keel root? Might it be a canting keel? Transom mounted rudder?
So many questions...
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Definitely a canting keel. Konica Minolta or another latest and greatest? RickRick
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Ohh, its Alfa.. should have put the thread in the bilge, seeing as its a car thread
Zana / konica minolta is an Aussie boat now.. she's already there somewhere after her travails in Europe..
Maximus has been chartered for the Sydney Hobart apparently. She's going over on her old keel but gets lengthened a few feet to 100 ft and gets a new keel for the race.
I took these a few weeks ago... she's ( Alfa)been sitting down on her bunks with the foils all out beside her.
fore and aft rudders.Last edited by John B; 10-05-2009, 05:08 AM.Comment
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Aah, I did actually mean Alfa - but I didn't know that KM was an Aussie boat now. What's the Maximus connection? RickRick
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Rick,I read that an Aussie guy has chartered her (maximus)for the race for the cost of the modifications.Comment
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“It’s pointless”, said reason.
“Give it a try”, whispered the heart.
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Always interesting to see their shapes eh.
Compare Alfa with the Davidson that was supposed to make the transpac
She was just sooo flat forward. Different beasts of course. No canting on her, just a lifting keel although she has two different rudder configurations. Twin rudders on the stern for offshore and an another option of an inboard rudder for around the cans.
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Has she always been registered in NZ. I thought that Nev had adopted Australia, after finding it hard to make a living in Kiwiland.Comment
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Ahh, the gratuitous Jag shot...Larks
“It’s impossible”, said pride.
“It’s risky”, said experience.
“It’s pointless”, said reason.
“Give it a try”, whispered the heart.
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In the last photo of post #6 there's a nice blue hull as you look under Alfa's stern. With the overhangs it looks like an old woody. What's the word on that boat?Comment
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Looks strangely like what we call a Pontiac in the US!
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IIRC, the Seawolf's blend at the root of the conning tower (sail) was designed and tested by the University of Virginia. Refered to as a "strake". They originally had a prototype with a pretty wild looking contour that wrapped around the base of the sail to reduce drag from the juncture between the sail and the hull. That was referred to as a "dillet". They dropped the contour on the actual builds for some reason - think it had to do with the safety of sailors on the deck, actually.
Perhaps that boat has a similar structure at the keel root?Last edited by Canoez; 10-05-2009, 08:10 AM."The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
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