I think the spacers were just to reduce side to side slap while underway.... Chris ----- Chris Greco Long Island, NY Great South Bay 1986 Rhodes 22, Blue Hawaii -- View this message in context: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/Swing-keel-help-tp47899p47966.html Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.