Wooden Boat Bilge Keels

wooden boat bilge keels

I very much disagree with the "bilge keels" denomination as presented in this picture, which should be called twin keels, and the denomination "bilge keels" being reserved for the fixed extensions that can be found to stabilize motor boats or some variations where there is a conventional axial keel and a couple "extras" positioned like twin. Bilge keels: a pair of short keels fitted on either side of the hull. less hydro-dynamically efficient than a fin keel, they have a shallower draft. full-length bilge keels add rigidity to a hull. bilge keel craft are found in areas with large tidal ranges to keep the vessel upright when dried out.. Keel laying introduction. if you decide to replace all of the wood in the old boat, or if you are building a new boat, the first step is to start off a new bilge; laying the keel plank. the condition of the original ‘nieuwe zorg’ was so bad that it was decided to replace all of the wood, after the original wood parts had been studied carefully..

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