Posted by Mike Field on April 11, 2014 at 06:16:39 user mikefield.
In Reply to: Re: A SWALLOW'S TALE posted by Magnus Smith on April 11, 2014 at 05:42:30:
The lower rubbing strake is there to allow a bit for wave motion when alongside. No boat really floats horizontally -- there's always a bit of pitching and rolling, and the lower rubbing strake does its bit in protecting the sheer strake when she moves against piles or a jetty.
Yes, a 1/2" steel centreboard, Magnus. You can see the c/b case between the centre and forward thwarts here (burden boards removed), and in the last two photos at the link posted earlier.
Apart from having a sprit sloop rig instead of a lug main only (and being larger too of course, at fifteen feet), Aileen Louisa is much like I've always visualised Amazon as being.