Proof and the Pudding
So, anything drawing less than 95' is shoal draft?
That's the official definition. Shoal draft of 3 feet is NOT shoal
draft if you have water commonly more shallow in some areas. On the
sound anything under 5 feet is called shoal draft. If the keel is
redesigned to offer less draft than the optimal keel, it's a shoal
draft keel. You also have to spread this across the board as draft may
increase along with LOA and Disp. One persons full draft is another's
shoal. But the term is applied by builders as a point of design and I
would hope that Jeff knows that.
Or maybe not.
Robert B
35s5...damn fast and shoal draft!
NY
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