Add Rolling Chocks to a "hard chine" Taiwanese Trawler?

Newbie to Forum.* I have a 36' Taiwanese Trawler.* Owned it for 7 yrs and have pretty well dialed everything in the way I want it.* However, I am looking to reduce rolling when under way and don't want to add the rigging for paravanes/fish/birds.* I also am not going to add acitve stabs.* I AM considering adding rolling chocks similar to what a lot of the fishing boats have (example attached).** The typical com'l fishing boat has a round chine and is true displacement, the addition of rolling chocks does improve the ride.

Does anyone have first-hand experience or advice on whether this would reduce roll on a pleasure-trawler? I attached the last photo of my boat on the hard.

First off, welcome! Second, has anyone ever told you that your head looks really fuzzy???

Funny you should ask this- I've not heard of many others doing this but I was looking at some pictures of another Monk 36 like the boat I own last week and low and behold, I found pics of a Monk with rolling chocks! I would think it would help with roll but I am not a hull design master. There are several astute hull design folks here though- they will surely be along soon.

Not worth the effort , just pick better days to leave the dock.

Wonder if installing bilge keel on both sides help? Angled at 30 to 45 degrees which may dampen the roll.

Hi Vince,

I see this is your first post. Welcome. I hope you get the private message I sent.

How about starting a new topic and introducing yourself. I'd love to hear about you and your boat. How did you end up in Singapore?

The bilge keels shown in the photo would add little resistance to rolling. Looks like they were designed for sitting on the bottom when the tide goes out.

Taller aspect fin keels would have much greater rolling resistance but would be more vulnerable and require some significant structural support inside the hull.

Just my opinion, no naval design background.

GarryP, im in AK not singapore. The chocks are only glassed onto the surface of the hull and will break off without damaging hull. They have been added to hundreds of rounded chine fishing boats to decrease roll. "Bilge Keels" in my mind go down far enough to keep the boat upright on the hard.... a different deal altogether. My original question is whether chocks would help a hard-chine design. Thanks all.

"My original question is whether chocks would help a hard-chine design. "


Hard chines roll from too much stability.

The vessel is so stiff it attempts to follow the surface contour, which is really uncomfortable.

Ask any catamaran owner about how excess stiffness gives a rotten beam sea ride.

The rounder the bottom the easier it is for the vessel to roll, but usually with out the SNAP at the end that causes vomiting.

Attempting to reduce the roll with chocks does not work , even flopper stoppers will need to be larger to attempt to stop the roll.

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A hard chine boat basically already has rolling chocks and if you broach your chances of tripping on your chines and capsizing are much improved w rolling chocks added. Just get used to the rolling or get some paravane stabilizers. Another thought is to consider your vertical CG and it's effect on rolling.

SOMERS, great reply. FF, sitting at anchor next to a cat will make you want to move over to their deck for cocktails.

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We were both on deck taking turns on the wheel all we had was the compass,the owner was plotting and calling our course off down below using a stop watch .

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