On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:34:08 GMT, "John Cairns"
wrote:

In which case you get a boat with a swing keel. When you hit something,
just
crank 'er up. Been there, done that and many valuable lessons cheaply
learned.


Or a wing keel

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The problem with a wing keel is that you can not free the boat up by
heeling it over which is the classic solution for getting unstuck.