terminology

Inquiring minds want to know: if my Cal (Cal content) had a long, narrow keel with a bulb and it came off unintentionally, would my boat be "de-keeled", "dis-keeled", or "un-keeled"? Peter

--- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "C. Peter Audet" <cpaudet@...> wrote: > > Inquiring minds want to know: if my Cal (Cal content) had a long, narrow keel with a bulb and it came off unintentionally, would my boat be "de-keeled", "dis-keeled", or "un-keeled"? > Peter Upside down. Mike Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 >

Good one Mike! Science before logic. ----- Original Message ----- From: mtkennedy1 To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 10:55 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: terminology --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "C. Peter Audet" <cpaudet@...> wrote: > > Inquiring minds want to know: if my Cal (Cal content) had a long, narrow keel with a bulb and it came off unintentionally, would my boat be "de-keeled", "dis-keeled", or "un-keeled"? > Peter Upside down. Mike Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 >

C. Peter Audet wrote: > > Inquiring minds want to know: if my Cal (Cal content) had a long, > narrow keel with a bulb and it came off unintentionally, would my boat > be "de-keeled", "dis-keeled", or "un-keeled"? I suspect the difference would not matter and that you would have other things to worry about. But it's worth noting that the accepted usage for loss of mast is "dismasting." Chris Campbell