S2 7.3 stability?

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karndt

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Jan 15, 2012
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none none Pompano Beach
I am looking to buy a sailboat for daysailing off the florida east coast. I am looking for a boat with a reasonable amount of stability. Does the S2 7.3 heel way over in any kind of strong wind?
 
Dec 8, 2011
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S2 8.0 C Baltimore
I am looking to buy a sailboat for daysailing off the florida east coast. I am looking for a boat with a reasonable amount of stability. Does the S2 7.3 heel way over in any kind of strong wind?
Rather than answer outright perhaps as a person in the market for a variety of boats you would benefit more from education on hull form stability etc. To that end here are some sources of information so you can make your own informed choices.

Primers on stability indices here: http://www.johnsboatstuff.com/Articles/estimati.htm
http://www.johnsboatstuff.com/Articles/dynamic.htm

Evaluation of stability indices for boat in question here:
http://www.image-ination.com/sailcalc.html#bbb

Remember posters have said was super correct. Sail trim under appropriate conditions is a big big factor in how comfortable and confident you and your crew are going to be at sea. Still you might not trim a pig boat with major design compromises in hull design into a fast efficient boat. But certainly you can make a good boat a pig under sail without proper trim.:) It is this journey on learning the boat and what works with it that makes sailing so fascinating to me.

Finally, picking a boat is a seat of the pants kind of thing. Ya gotta get out and sail the durn thing before you buy. All the number crunching above may serve to help you narrow your choices down though.:D
 
May 29, 2011
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S2 7.3 Springfield
Hi, my 7.3 stands up just fine in all winds as long as i reduce sail area accordingly. I find she doesn't like to be heeled severely due to the tiller drag that is induced. In terms of balance, i have taken to trying to keep the front water tank full - i feel this provides better "bite" for the bow and helps motion comfort.
 
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