MeldrikA to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agoTypes of fixed keelsimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down17
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minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoAre there keels that are not fixed to the hull?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-25 months agoNot fixed while in operation, no (if it’s not rigidly mounted it can’t apply torque to the hull). Not fixed permanently, yes: they’re called “daggerboards.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daggerboard
minus-squaremark3748@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoYes, a daggerboard. It’s like a centerboard keel, but slides through a slot instead of swinging up into the hull.
minus-squaremoonlight@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoI don’t think so. A daggerboard or centerboard has a similar purpose, but by definition is not a keel.
Are there keels that are not fixed to the hull?
Not fixed while in operation, no (if it’s not rigidly mounted it can’t apply torque to the hull). Not fixed permanently, yes: they’re called “daggerboards.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daggerboard
Yes, a daggerboard. It’s like a centerboard keel, but slides through a slot instead of swinging up into the hull.
I don’t think so. A daggerboard or centerboard has a similar purpose, but by definition is not a keel.