what are the 3 most popular keels in production today?
thanks,
RogueIT

RogueIT wrote:
what are the 3 most popular keels in production today?
thanks,
RogueIT

I imagine that would be determined about where you were looking...or
what the sailing intent is. A racer would most likely want a deep fin
or some configuration thereof whereas someone doing a circumnavigation
would most likely want a full keel. If a person wants to gunkhole or do
a combination of coastal cruising and exploring, they'd want a
centerboard keel or swing keel...the production boat companies are
pressing the wing keel right now...I'd personally hate to go aground
with a wing keel....haven't seen too many shoal dragt boats lately
unless they are a combination with a dropped centerboard....

RogueIT wrote:
what are the 3 most popular keels in production today?
thanks,
RogueIT


Mind if I answer a question with a question? Why does
"popular" make any difference with regard to a keel?

The keel has several very definite and quantifiable
functions. The biggies are resisting leeway, providing
ballast for stability, and supporting the hull when aground.
The keel also has a large effect on how the boat steers. As
a matter of function, when you decide what kind of boat you
want, you know what kind of keel it should have... or at
least narrow it down to a few variations on a basic theme.

Another problem with answering your question above is that
two very popular keels (don't know about "most popular") are
the exact opposite in form... the full keel beloved of 'old
salty' types and the fin keel popular with racers & builders
of mass-produced boats.

Hope this helps.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Rogue,

It's almost impossible to limit your question to three.

If I could read your Mind I'd say; Fin Keel, Full Keel, and Swing Keel.
And that is just a guess!

That answer would leave out; Wing Keels, Twin Keels, Center Boards,
Dagger Board and all Combination there of and they all very popular




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katy wrote:

RogueIT wrote:
what are the 3 most popular keels in production today?
thanks,
RogueIT

I imagine that would be determined about where you were looking...

I'd suspect he's looking underneath boats?

Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)

You never know on this group....

Well honestly I am just trying to narrow down the amount of information
that is out there by weeding out the defunct stuff...I have read this
thread on sailnet

http://www.sailnet.com/forums/seaman...ighlight=keels

and whoever the hell "jeff_h" is he does a great job of laying it all
down but I have read it several times and I think the vast amount of
information is really kind of keeping me from being able to fully
understand it.

I have heard that the wing keels are good but if you do run aground
they almost act like an anchor in the respect that they can dig into
the ground and make it hard to get the boat off the bottom.



DSK wrote:
RogueIT wrote:
what are the 3 most popular keels in production today?
thanks,
RogueIT


Mind if I answer a question with a question? Why does
"popular" make any difference with regard to a keel?

The keel has several very definite and quantifiable
functions. The biggies are resisting leeway, providing
ballast for stability, and supporting the hull when aground.
The keel also has a large effect on how the boat steers. As
a matter of function, when you decide what kind of boat you
want, you know what kind of keel it should have... or at
least narrow it down to a few variations on a basic theme.

Another problem with answering your question above is that
two very popular keels (don't know about "most popular") are
the exact opposite in form... the full keel beloved of 'old
salty' types and the fin keel popular with racers & builders
of mass-produced boats.

Hope this helps.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King