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jlouder52	Posted - 01/21/2020 : 07:58:12 I am looking at a 250WB and have a few questions that I hope ya'll can help with. The owner says that it does not have a swing keel but a small fixed keel running down the center line. I cannot find any information on this model. Does the owner know what he is talking about. How does the WB handle gusty winds or winds over 15 mph. Finally is it as good a boat as a wing keel. I have never sailed a WB and a little cautious about getting one. Thanks Jim
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LSM	Posted - 01/23/2020 : 16:29:24 Thank you Mark... quote: Originally posted by Russ.Johnson quote: Originally posted by LSM This is my WB on a trailer. You can see the centreboard retracted. Sorry, not sure how to imbed a photo... The 250 is my first "big" boat (dingy sailor prior) and IMHO it is a nice boat. As mentioned, reef early and you will be fine. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TU3o-lq-TcGgwpyPPXBjAi2_NNzh5WJ9 David, I uploaded your photo
Russ.Johnson	Posted - 01/23/2020 : 16:00:13 quote: Originally posted by LSM This is my WB on a trailer. You can see the centreboard retracted. Sorry, not sure how to imbed a photo... The 250 is my first "big" boat (dingy sailor prior) and IMHO it is a nice boat. As mentioned, reef early and you will be fine. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TU3o-lq-TcGgwpyPPXBjAi2_NNzh5WJ9 David, I uploaded your photo
LSM	Posted - 01/23/2020 : 09:27:52 This is my WB on a trailer. You can see the centreboard retracted. Sorry, not sure how to imbed a photo... The 250 is my first "big" boat (dingy sailor prior) and IMHO it is a nice boat. As mentioned, reef early and you will be fine. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TU3o-lq-TcGgwpyPPXBjAi2_NNzh5WJ9 quote: Originally posted by jlouder52 I am looking at a 250WB and have a few questions that I hope ya'll can help with. The owner says that it does not have a swing keel but a small fixed keel running down the center line. I cannot find any information on this model. Does the owner know what he is talking about. How does the WB handle gusty winds or winds over 15 mph. Finally is it as good a boat as a wing keel. I have never sailed a WB and a little cautious about getting one. Thanks Jim
Stinkpotter	Posted - 01/22/2020 : 07:58:21 What will your sailing grounds be, the water depths, and what range of conditions do you expect to encounter? Do you plan to use a trailer very much? Will you be sailing with other people, and what is their comfort level as a function of the heeling of a sailboat? I suspect there was a misunderstanding in the description of the boat, as explained by Russ above. Commonly, "swing keel" is the term for something like a centerboard but that is ballast for the boat. The older C-25 swing keel is 1500# of cast iron. "Centerboard" is the common term for a pivoting foil that has only enough weight to keep it down (e.g. 100#), thereby making the boat easier to launch, retrieve, and tow--also enhanced by the water ballast that can be filled and dumped at the ramp. If you need to negotiate water shallower than about 4' and/or want to transport the boat on a trailer, water ballast is an advantage. If not, the wing keel model of the C-250 gives you more stability, more headroom in the cabin, and eliminates some moving parts.
Russ.Johnson	Posted - 01/21/2020 : 22:49:25 Jim, Do you have any photos or a website link you could post? Does the boat have a trailer? You can tell you which model by looking at the trailer. The C250 has two models, water-ballast or wing-keel. I have the water-ballast model, which has a retractable centerboard that pivots. The centerboard is under 100 pounds. The C25 has a swing keel model, which is over 1,000 pounds. Perhaps what he meant is not a "swing keel" but a "centerboard"? Other than that, I don't know.
HappyNow	Posted - 01/21/2020 : 13:46:31 I have a wing keel, and no experience with the water ballast, but overall the 250s are a little tricky to sail in strong gusts as they tend to heel easily and if overpowered will round up into the wind. I think most people on this site would agree that reefing early and downsizing the jib is critical. Any whitecaps require reefing, and winds over 20 and definitely 25 are a lot for this boat. On the other hand, with the high freeboard you will never bury the rail. I think it depends on your experience and comfort level and who will be on the boat with you. If you use the search feature at the top and type in Gust or similar term and search the archives you will find some discussions on high winds and gusts and how different people handle it.
davidtree	Posted - 01/21/2020 : 08:13:43 I have a 250 Wb When the centerboard is up, it looks kind of like a full keel, but it is a sort length of the bottom hull. I only sail a WB model, so I can not compare it to a real keel style. But it a small boat and is a bit trickier over 20 mph if its gusting. I got it as we are sailing in the Elizabeth River in Norfolk VA area, and we havs some shallow water at times. David

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