Many bilge keels are so the vessel will remin upright when taking the ground.
England has 20 ft tides , so "mud berths" are common , deep water moorings were spoken for before WWII.
The added keels on LUCY are about a foot deep and about 30 ft long.
They were to slow the roll as LUCY was used as a deep water lobster supply boat.
NO idea how well they work compared to a similar 50 ft Utility Boat.
In a bad beam sea we simply change course a bit, or UGH, open the throttle.
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