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by frumble
Mon August 9th, 2010, 12:14 am
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Performance of golden hind without bilge keels ?
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Re: Performance of golden hind without bilge keels ?

Hi T&T, My name is Den. I own an 1970 Golden Hind 31. I removed the bilge keels 5 months ago. The performance difference is BIG! The boat sails much-much better. You gain 1 knot or more. In lighter winds it means being able to sail or not. I think the only purpose of the bilge keels is to dry the bo...