h22 adding weight to center board?

[Jim Honeyman]

I'm a new owner of a h22. I have only sailer her 4 times this year. I found her to be a light air boat (wind under 10 miles per hour). Kansas winds around Wichita are normaly about 15 to 25 mile per hour. I would like to increase the righting carateristics of my boat. Adding weight to the center board is one option or replacing the center board with a wing keel. Has any one looked into these type of options for righting ability on the h22? Thank youJim

 

[David Foster]

Reef and sit outboard

Reefing, learning how to use the traveler/mainsheet/vang to control sail shape, and putting the crew on the rail are the usual ways to reduce heel. I would say a new mainsail is the next alternative. A blown out sail increased heel on our 27 footer by 5 degrees, while robbing us of 1-2 knots of speed in moderate winds.Changing the keel is expensive, may have undesired results, and leaves you with a non-standard boat when you want to sell it.DavidLady Lillie

 

[Don Bodemann]

The real solution is to .........

Buy a bigger boat! Some call it two foot itus, for me it has always been 5 foot itus. Otherwise, take Daves advise and reef.