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• Went out on a dead calm morning to test reverse...
  • Hey I used to own an Orion
    • She is a keeper...
      • What are her specs....on the off chance you have my old boat
        • See the line drawing in the post below...
          • Year says it all. Mine was an '85
            • Ah, you had the "extra" port and the longer area over the V berth.
  • Whatever direction you're going in reverse ...
    • Yeah, that's pretty much the case now.
  • Bigger rudder.
  • Sounds good to me Gene. You have better backing than I do.
    • I like Tom's point
      • Thanks, Tom does have a good point.
        • The trick will be anticipating drift from current and wind...other than that, it'll be a piece of cake
      • And I'm one! A retirement project.
  • Mine backs for s--t also.
    • You described the bottom to a T... and how the boat reacts.
      • Gene, that's a full keel.
        • OK, I understand, I simply took skeg to mean it was not hanging free
          • Dunno
            • I'll try it next haul out. Thanks
  • When I went from a skinny fin and Spade