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What is a leeboard?

What is a leeboard? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway.
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These two pieces have to align with the centerline of the hull and be in the same plane or the leeboard will jam.
In practice the leeboard is strong enough to survive being left on one side when sailing on either tack.
But since this is a real dinghy when assembled, there is no reason any dinghy style leeboard would not work.
Normally we would start with the sail, then on to the leeboard and finally on to the structure.
With your legs facing forward, the leeboard thwart goes approximately over your knees.
This is an L-shaped bolt with wing nut that is used to clamp the leeboard bracket to the gunwales.

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