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Jib - "I don't have any stability, Andy." Ok, "stability" is a relative term, you got me. On mine, both under slow power and up at w.o.t., the boat has good upright stability, i.e. it does not rock that much. It has very little "driving" stability though - i.e. I am constantly adjusting the wheel to try and go straight. A few things I have learned by messing around and reading these boards: AT slow speed, like when doing tight maneuvers around the docks at the marina, putting the daggerboard down about a foot greatly increases the boats turning performance, but at speed, having ANY daggerboard down AT ALL has a very negative effect on steerability - you'd think that an inch or two of board down would help the boat track straight. The boat tracks much better with the daggerboard all the way up. Also, the 26M drives much better under power with the ballast empty. It tracks better, steers easier, and cuts the waves nicer. If you're powering your X with any of these sorts of things in play, maybe try varying those. Also, you could get an idea what pushing the bow down will do by having a full-sized crewmember go up to the bow pulpit while under power one day. Just thoughts. - AndyS
