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Subject: TWL: Re: Capsize protection
LRZeitlin@XXX.XXX
Date: Thu Dec 19 2002 - 10:19:30 EST
In a message dated 12/19/02 12:04:11 AM,
trawler-world-list-request@XXX.XXX writes:
<< How about a very HEAVY weight that drops from the keel on a steel cable to
keep the hull from capsizing? :>) >>
Sailboaters call it a ballasted keel. Most Willard trawlers have a 25%
ballast/displacement ratio and will recover from a 90 degree knockdown.
Larry Z
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