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Default Benefits of Shoal Draft

On Sat, 12 Apr 08, dougking wrote:
a sailboat with a ballasted daggerboard that draws
10" to 5'.


I especially like the fact that you don't have to jump overboard and
push when you run hard aground lol!
A swing keel can be a nice Depth Alarm when halfway down.
What kind of sailboat do you have?

Rick ---- former Catalina 22 owner, among various other swing keels