Sorry, I can't help with the details of the BR 17 waterline.
However, there is much information on this forum that will be useful wrt keeping these boats on swinging moorings.
Imho, the advice already received, to keep ballast water in when left unattended on swing moorings, is important for stability in strong winds.
Is your boat epoxy ply or plastic?
I've just brought a Fyne Boats Wherry, an epoxy ply (5mm I think?) rowing boat that is so lightly built that I'm fretting about even pulling it up the beach...