2006-08-04 10:10:05 · 8 answers · asked by PETER T 1 in Sports ➔ Water Sports
A keel is the bottommost part of a boat laid in the center line. In a sailboat the keel usually protrudes down from the hull to keep the boat from side slipping and give it stability, but if the sailor wants to go close to shore he sometimes is hampered by the depth of the keel. In a shoal keel, it has the same function of providing stability but usually is longer almost the entire length of the boat and heavier but much shorter allowing the sailor to get closer to the land, or near the 'shoals' so to speak. It provides a method of sailing nearing the shore.
2006-08-04 10:14:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A shoal keel is just a keel that is not as deep as a deep keel. Today the term seems to be applied mostly to shallow fin keels. Shallow full keels seem to be referred to as shoal draft boats. A shallow fin is a tough animal to classify. Like a fin keel with an attached rudder, I really think it has few of the advantages of either a deep fin or a full keel and has many of the worst traits of both full and fin. This can be partially offset by combining a shallow fin with a centerboard, which is a neat set up for shoal draft cruising.
2006-08-04 17:16:19 · answer #2 · answered by OneRunningMan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drop keel - A ballasted daggerboard. shoal keel - A short fixed ballasted keel
2006-08-04 17:15:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A SHORTER FLARED KEEL TO REDUCE LEEWARD TO WINDWARD WATER FLOW, and to reduce residual resistance
2006-08-04 17:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by Cpn Ron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know. Maybe a boat or some thing.
2006-08-05 10:58:18 · answer #5 · answered by Keti V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shallow boat
2006-08-04 17:15:50 · answer #6 · answered by DONNA M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a sailboat
2006-08-04 17:12:45 · answer #7 · answered by lust_for_life1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno. sorry maybe a boat rigging of some kind
2006-08-04 17:14:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋