1. Codger, Oct 2, 2005

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   Are there any photos of the mechanism?
   How quickly can the draught be reduced by lifting the keel?
   
   
   
   
   http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3742
2. YachtForums, Oct 4, 2005

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   Here's a close up of the keel, where it attaches to the bottom of the hull.
   
   http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=17882&postcount=3
3. Codger, Oct 5, 2005

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   Thanks for the exterior photo. Do you have any of the interior and the actual retraction mechanism?
4. YachtForums, Oct 6, 2005

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   I'd like to see this too. I'll see what I can do.
5. Kevin, Oct 6, 2005

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   Do all lifting-keels use essentially the same type of mechanism? Because, I remember last year when Mirabella V ran aground there was much discussion about the keel having dropped, and some design sketches of lifting keels circulated about the net... maybe someone can dig one of those up...?

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