keel access question

njerrell · Post by **njerrell** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:29 pm

With my boat on a trailer now,im curious if i can access the shackle to put a new cable on the keel from inside the boat,when we pulled her out,the cable was broken so the keel is now just resting on the trailer bottom but is in the pocket so i cant get to the shackle,this will cause a problem when i relaunch her if i dont fix the cable,any advice would be appreciated,and thanks for all the comments and advice when she was down!! Nathan

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:33 pm

do you have a c-22? you can try to jack the boat up a bit to expose the shackle in the keel with the wire, it "shouldn't" be too difficult.

Gus

Chrysler20%26 · Post by **Chrysler20%26** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:29 pm

E E has posted all there is to know about fixing your cabal. On your 26 footer, Good lock with your clean up

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:09 am

On the C26 you really can't get to the shackle without either lowering the keel or cutting a hole in something.

When raised the shackle lands just a few inches under the point where the cable goes thru the sole. Which means you'd have to cut a several inch hole beside that point to get to it.

And the shackle is too high in the pocket for there to be an access port cut thru the pockets side wall.

To lower the keel enough to get to the shackle requires about 32" of clearance from the keel pocket bottom to the ground.

If you are about 15 inches off the ground already when on the trailer, you'd only need to raise the boat another 15 or so inches, then move the trailer out to do it.

askme233 · Post by **askme233** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:33 am

I would suggest it might be easier to float her and go swimming. fixing the keel line in the water is pretty straightforward.

If you are worried about the keel dragging when re-launching, you can use strapping around the whole boat to hold it up until you are ready to drop the keel and fix it.

ASK