


Keel maintenance and repair – Part 1
by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership
The job of a sailing boat’s keel is to control sideways movement through the water and to provide a counterweight to the sideways force of the wind on the sails, which causes a boat to heel over. Keels are designed to act as underwater foils that generate lift...
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