Installation of keel
Plug the keel in the hull and secure the keel from the top with the enclosed washer and nut. It
is suggested to use some thread lock fluid. Through the weight the boat is now ready for
further assembly.
If you plan to participate in ranking regattas, check using a simple cardboard template, if the
keel in the fully screwed into position protrudes more than 135mm down from the hull. While
this increases the stability of your boat in recreational use, but is not allowed by the current
class rules in competitions. So, if the result is not as shown in the picture and the hull touches
the template, remove the keel again and cut or grind its top sloping edge gradually away
about 1 to 2 millimeters material until the keel is deep enough into the hull and 135 mm are
no longer exceeded. Then also the thread must be a few millimeters shorter, if necessary, so
that it does not hit in the installed state.
