In a message dated 7/18/02 1:42:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
goldbb2@earthlink.net writes:

Without the weight of the keel to balance it, the

 > craft was listing dangerously to port, as all on deck
 > scrambled for hand and foot holds.
 
 The purpose of the keel is not to balance the boat -- that's what
 ballast is for.

<snip>  

 I'm not sure how you can correct this without making serious changes to
 your story.

    Well, any impact that can break the keel would probably be able to spring 
some seems in the hull -- if the lower hull started to fill fast, and if the 
ballast shifted from the impact, I could see how you might be able to justify 
the boat starting to roll quickly.  

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