Displacement Hull Draft

1) No
2) Yes
3) No
4) Yes

Seriously.

I am 100% with Lars-- flopper stoppers will, at the very least, remove meat from your hands, if not whole fingers, over time.

They are, in this modern age of bow thrusters and the like, an anachronism and a royal pain in the @ss to deploy--usually when it has already gotten snotty.

Get some active fin stabs and pay close attention to the square footage recommendation; if in doubt, get the next size up.

Am chiming in here a bit late, but agree with the comments already posted: negative on added bilge keels on fiberglass, negative on flopper stoppers even the discs at anchor (go with an "at anchor" active fin stabilization system).

The righting ability of the vessel may be affected by any flexing in the hull at the time of rollover as relates particularly to the windows which may relate to AMG's comments about water intrusion. A staysail that would be large enough to be effective, along with the mast, adds significant weight on the upper deck and combined with davit,dinghy & engine may created a different roll issue.

Although it has "rounded bilge bottom", is there any mention of chines?

Judy

Active stabilisers require lots of energy therfore one would need a generator running to provided hydrolic power 24/7 On a 60 ft displacent vessel it should be possible to be at anchor for 12 hours running on batteries alone ( assuming one uses the correct equipment ) In this case flopper stoppers are the best option.

Yes deploying and handeling flopper stopers can be dangerous to the careless or inexperianced but they do work, even better when underway.

Hate to disagree, cranky, but stabs actually require very little power, at least in running mode ( 8 kts ).

mucking around with heavy swingy things on deck in any sort of a seaway is dangerous to anyone. It is merely less dangerous to careful and experienced people. Then again, I suppose you could argue that yachting is inherently dangerous! Running a yacht that size on batteries alone presupposes that you are not running AC or electric rangetops or clothes dryers. Different strokes I suppose!

POWER REQUIRMENT FOR STABILISERS.

Yes the control package uses very little power, maybe 2 amps but the hydrolic package uses a lot, on a 60 ft vessel you would have to pump 5 to 8 gallons a minute at 1500 psi or so, most of us don't think about it because the hydrolic pump is monted on a main or generator. Fine if you want to run that way but on a small vessel there is the option when you want to go to bed to shut down everything.

In many parts of the world one does not really need air conditioning, it is quite pleasant if you just open a porthole, lots of people still do that, My boss does it just about every night.

The point I was making is that flopper stoppers do work and work well, for some people they are the right choice.

Cranky, you make a good point.
I dug through my notes and found from real-life that a 77' expedition vessel @ approx. 115 tons displ. running at 8 knots requires approx. 6 HP to run her Wesmar 12 sq. footers.
I guess that'd equate to about an 8 KW genset; maybe a gal.per hr. burn, or less, and inside a hushbox, not too onerous.

Flopperstoppers-- God Bless.

S & S have been around a long time - so I don't think that dismissing their design out right - just because the
" guesstimated " weight seems too light - is reasonable.

Perhaps, due to their long experience, they are going for less weight in the design phase.
Because, as mentioned above by AMG:
- Asian built yachts, often gain weight during construction.
And definately, yachts will do so after a couple of seasons of cruising.

So the court is out on the actual displ., until one or two, vessels are in service.
To be seen floating, well above their designed water lines
- or below them !

To be fair, to S & S - if displ. is an issue. Tell them.
The easiest thing for designers and builders to do
- is add weight.
Usualy, we are working very hard to save a few lbs! Here and there.

I'd be far more concerned; as to how seaworthy the design is and how easily driven.

After all; there's always; the option of pouring concrete down below.
- To stiffen things up !