what about water balast.. some bulbs at the bottom of the centerboard fill it with water and when its sailing it doesn't add weight until the bulb lifts out of the water then it adds the extra righting momentum you need....
That sounds like a pretty neat idea to help PREVENT capsize. But what happens if the boat actually capsizes? Does that extra water ballast weight up on the upper hull, which is tilted over the wrong way, make it harder to right the boat? Just like if a crew member is up on the upper hull when the boat is capsized and that weight tends to push the boat over even farther?
This is a physics question, and I don't know if I am explaining or asking it right. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
