*You have run aground. Your boat draws 6 feet when upright.
*You think you can heel your boat 10 degrees by kedging with an anchor.
*How much is is this going to reduce your draft?


You could heel the boat a lot more by putting a couple of crew members
swung out on the boom.

Brian Whatcott wrote:
6 sin 80 is about 5ft *10.8 in * *(heel 10 deg).
6 sin 60 is about 5. ft 2.4 in. * heel 30 deg)
6 sin45 is about 4 ft 3 in * * (heel 45deg)



Gordon wrote:
* *Very good, As you can see 10 deg heel didn't give you a heck of a lot.
*

And as others have pointed out, it depends a lot on the beam & hull
shape of the boat.

You might well gain more by sending all crew up on the bow.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King