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Sailing shallow
Andy, are you really going to be spending that much time in water less than three or four feet deep?
If you're talking about only those occasions when you're running up to a beach to picnic, or leaving from or returning to a shallow ramp, You'll probably still be able to have the keel dropped a foot or two, and in a boat that size, that will give you some amount of steering predictability and help minimize leeway.
Much as I like the image of you with a yardstick and diving mask, how about this ...
First time you launch in water deep enough to accomodate the keel all the way down, count the number of turns on the crank it took you to get it down. Then you can probably safely assume that half that many turns brings the keel about half-way up, etc.
You gonna splash her this weekend?
Kurt
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