What has happened to the OP titled thread? Deep Keels, Deep Trouble? Lots of unrelated sidebars here...but I'm curious about perception of fin keeled vessels relative to that of shoal and swing keeled vessels. Isn't it simply a matter of anticipated usage and choosing proper boat design for the waters you expect to sail on? I don't really see an argument develop here, but I do see a potential paranoiac rant without supporting evidence that deep trouble is associated with deep keels.
As a refresher here's a good description of paranoia:
Paranoid thoughts are to do with your ideas about other people and what they might do. It can be difficult to work out whether a suspicious thought is paranoid or not. People might disagree on what is a paranoid thought. Someone else (a friend, family member or doctor) might say your thoughts are paranoid when you don't think they are.
People may think about risks in different ways and believe different things are good or bad evidence for suspicious thoughts. People might also believe different things based on the same evidence.
Ultimately you have to decide for yourself.
Suspicious thoughts are more likely to be paranoid if:
- no one else shares the suspicious thought
- there's no definite evidence for the suspicious thought
- there is evidence against the suspicious thought
- it's unlikely you would be singled out
- you still have the suspicious thought despite reassurance from others
- your suspicions are based on feelings and ambiguous events
Fin keels work great in appropriately depthed bodies of water. A storm event is an accident, and not a cause for selecting less stable boating in deeper water. Navigation skills and a good depth sounder are really all that's needed to keep a deep keel trouble free...and yes I have a deep keel boat.