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Date Posted: 20:34:54 07/01/08 Tue
Author: Bellingham MIke (formerly of Alaska)
Subject: Re: Buehler Emily
In reply to: Alexander 's message, "Buehler Emily" on 07:39:23 07/01/08 Tue

Alexander: Since the boats are owner built, there is quite a lot of variability in how they perform. Being hard chine boats, they naturally are initially tender until they reach the chine angle. The ballast is more distributed if you use the concrete and iron method that is the cheapest way to go. Lead concentrated farther down would make a less tender boat, but the motion might not be as easy. My boat performed better and was less tender after I added about 700lbs of iron to the bottom of the keel, on Jay's suggestion,(but that led to electrolysis problems). Buehlers's boats are not designed to be fast, so comparing them to fin keeled boats or even the Alberg designs (like my present boat) is pointless. My Emily was a a solid safe boat in all kinds of weather and never let me down. It was dry, predictable, and no problem to single hand with the cutter rig, but I never won any races, except downwind, where her large main worked well. I would suggest to anyone building an Emily or any other Buehler sailboat design to really pay attention to weight distribution and increase designed sail area. Keep in mind, Buehler's first boat was engineless, and he sailed it to Mexico and Hawaii without incident. I would never advise anyone to build a boat with so many good designs out there that could be restored, but if build you must you could do worse than some of the Buehler designs. Of course if you have the skills, money, and time, build a Rhodes, Alberg, Atkin, or other well-proven design.

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