[C38] Stability Index

[Dick Kilroy]

Guys: See my article in the Mainsheet Vol 21 #4 Nov 2003. Dashaway our Cat 38 deep draft, went through tropical storm Leslie in Oct 2000 on our passage from Marion Ma. to .Bermuda. Had wind over 60 knots and seas of 25 Ft. These are tough boats.

Dick
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Smolinske 
  To: Catalina 38 Listserve 
  Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:13 PM
  Subject: Re: [C38] Stability Index


  Yeah all bets off with an open hatch

   

  From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of S Orton
  Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:37 AM
  To: Cat 38
  Subject: Re: [C38] Stability Index

   

  PS- Don't forget to close the hatch!
  Steve O 


------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:06:35 -0500
  From: steve.ribble at gmail.com
  To: listserve at catalina38.org
  Subject: Re: [C38] Stability Index

  This IS good news/info to know, thanks for sharing Steve.  With this in hand maybe the Admiral will actually let me turn off the engine put some sail up when there's wind! :)

   

  On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Steve Smolinske <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com> wrote:

  Phil, the stability index is 127, the range of positive stability is 0-123 so theoritically our boats could go 33 degrees past horizontal.

  Steve

  ________________________________

  From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org on behalf of Phil Gay
  Sent: Wed 1/12/2011 7:59 PM
  To: 'Catalina 38 Listserve'
  Subject: Re: [C38] Stability Index




  Steve,



  Does that mean we can roll our boats 37 degrees past horizontal and they will still right themselves?



  Phil



  From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Steve Smolinske
  Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:18 PM
  To: Catalina 38 Listserve
  Subject: [C38] Stability Index



  FYI



  We all know how stable our boats are and from time to time you will find references on the net that Catalinas are not blue water boats.   I thought I would pass along a statistic I just came across in prep for Transpac.   The ORR (Offshore Racing Rule) has three categories 0, 1, and 2 0 is for the serious offsore races, Transpac is a category 1 and coastal is category 2.   The minimum stability index for Cat 0 is 120, for Cat. 1 115 and for Cat. 2 it is 110.    Drum roll please........ the Catalina 38 stability index is 127.6



  Steve

  #312 Peregrine

  Seattle





  _______________________________________________
  Listserve mailing list
  Listserve at catalina38.org
  http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org




  -- 
  Steve Ribble
  207/852-0971


  _______________________________________________ Listserve mailing list Listserve at catalina38.org http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org 


------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  No virus found in this message.
  Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
  Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3377 - Release Date: 01/13/11



------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  _______________________________________________
  Listserve mailing list
  Listserve at catalina38.org
  http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://catalina38.org/pipermail/listserve_catalina38.org/attachments/20110114/e7a5594f/attachment-0001.htm>