The drop keel:
All boats in the E-, T- and W-serie are delivered with a drop keel. This makes it possible to combine the speed of a planning boat with the manoeuvrability of a displacement boat. It is a keel which will be retracted when speed is required and “dropped” when stability, less drifting and manoeuvrability is required.
Summary of advantages of a drop keel:
- More stability
- Better manoeuvrability
- Shorter rotation
- Gets the bow in the wind
- Less drifting
- Combined planning and displacement boat
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Impact:
It gives more stability to the boat, what makes the boat a better working environment. The People on the boat have a more stable working place, what has a positive health impact to their bodies over a long term.
Financial gain:
Due to a more stable working place the workers are less exhausted during work, what makes them more productive.
Due to that the boat is drifting less, it is easier to keep control over the boat and easier to get the fishing gear on deck.
By combining a planning boat and a displacement boat in one, it is possible to come faster to the fishing grounds and have more time to fish, but still fish with the advantages of a displacement boat.
Summary of financial gain:
- Higher productivity
- Faster to fish
- Less travelling time, more fishing time
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