The rig, of course, would be the extended Halibut model.
So ... is anyone else interested in building one, I wonder?
I think you are onto something very good, David, and I sincerely hope you will have some takers and develop this concept to its completion. I think it could be the basis of a near-perfect junket boat and explorer/camper. I would like to build one, but have too many projects already on the go, and committed to the Golden Bay now. (I’ll make a confession – I’ve now got two of them, and a small bunch of grandkids.) Maybe one day.
In the meantime I am seriously considering (with permission and hopefully further advice from you and Arne) to try the extended Halibut rig on my current Golden Bay conversion (which is coming along well.)
(I have nearly competed the structural changes to the Golden Bay and thinking now about appendages, rudders, rigs, ballast – I would like to bounce some ideas as the Sibim 3.5 evolves, but it would be better to leave this thread clear for development of the Siblim 3.5. I’ll use the “Junket Boat” thread for that, and hope for some critical response).
Yup. Shallow bilge keels might work.
The Siblim hull, with its deep body and deadrise does allow a relatively efficient use of water ballast -and that midship section allows a decent pair of bilge keels without any increase in draft. Will bilge keels simplify the build much? (there are some minor structural details we have yet to see). There is no doubt they will simplify the sailing – one less thing to have to adjust and attend to when you only have one pair of hands. They sit the boat upright too. I have no doubt they will take the boat to windward. (To my mind, the only other option worth considering would have been an off-set swinging board - but the Siblim hull rather calls for two of them, which seems like a bit of extra work both in the building and in the operating).
I would like to see the relationship between these bilge keels and any proposed skegs/rudders. One thing, which is essential in my view, is the ability to drag the boat and/or pull it up and run it along rollers. For this it is better to have any appendage start with a gentle entry and run through clear to the stern. This does not quite seem what David has in mind here.