Ok, a real "new guy" question.
I want to go Catalina for multiple reasons, not the least of which is availability of parts and priceless information.
I am in Amelia Island, Florida location and we have a very large adequately deep bay area in the combine of St. Marys River inlet/ICW/Kings Bay Naval base area. A 4 foot draft is not a serious problem. I want to trailer to other areas where the shoal draft of a wing keel will be a slight advantage, such as the Florida Keys and Tampa Bay areas.
My question is: how much better does the fin keel really sail, for someone not interested in racing?
Our usage will be primarily day sailing with an occasional overnight camping-like trip possible.
We will keep her in a slip most of the time, but want to be able to pull it without being a major event for our usual hurricanes. Also, I realize the fin is going to be pretty much impossible to ramp launch/retrieve.
Last, but not necessarily least is the fairly large number of used wings available, as opposed to the very few used fins currently on the market. I guess this preceding question answers itself, to a large degree. If the wing keel was a pig, they probably wouldn't sell, would they?
I want to go Catalina for multiple reasons, not the least of which is availability of parts and priceless information.
I am in Amelia Island, Florida location and we have a very large adequately deep bay area in the combine of St. Marys River inlet/ICW/Kings Bay Naval base area. A 4 foot draft is not a serious problem. I want to trailer to other areas where the shoal draft of a wing keel will be a slight advantage, such as the Florida Keys and Tampa Bay areas.
My question is: how much better does the fin keel really sail, for someone not interested in racing?
Our usage will be primarily day sailing with an occasional overnight camping-like trip possible.
We will keep her in a slip most of the time, but want to be able to pull it without being a major event for our usual hurricanes. Also, I realize the fin is going to be pretty much impossible to ramp launch/retrieve.
Last, but not necessarily least is the fairly large number of used wings available, as opposed to the very few used fins currently on the market. I guess this preceding question answers itself, to a large degree. If the wing keel was a pig, they probably wouldn't sell, would they?