[PUP] Scelenes vs Nordhavns

[Scott E. Bulger]

Bob asked:  Can either of these types of boats, and similar voyaging boats
handle a
knockdown and recover?

I don't believe my 40 would survive a knock down (90 degree) roll and
"recover".  Perhaps I'm not giving the boat enough credit, but the forces
that would be at work on the superstructure, exhaust stack and mast,
windows, engine vents, contents of the interior of the boat and so forth are
scary to consider.  I guess the righting moments are there in the stability
data, but physically what would happen inside the boat is really the
concern.  Maybe someone can comment on the most extreme situations they have
encountered?

Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA



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