Meldrik@lemmy.wtf to Cool GuidesEnglish · 1 month agoTypes of fixed keelslemmy.wtfimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down17
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minus-squareMammothmothmanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoIts still fixed to the hull just not fixed in position…?
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoAre there keels that are not fixed to the hull?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 month 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-up6·1 month 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-up1·1 month agoI don’t think so. A daggerboard or centerboard has a similar purpose, but by definition is not a keel.
Its still fixed to the hull just not fixed in position…?
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.