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OK, After half a decade on the hard ( boat was great when it was in the water last)

it looks liek the fixed keel C-26 is going in the water this season ( slip came avail. suddenly) so in a rush, what to look out for or take care of before she goes in...

I fugure the thru hulls with new hoses and clamps as well as the rudder tube... would have like to put in my new rudder bearings but can't find a fresh rudder blade and this job should all really be done at once so maybe put off 'till next winter.

I think i'll also buff with 3m restorer and of course bottom paint and fresh battery and tune-up the outboard.

BTW I have some oil canning on teh cockpit sole and some soft spots onthe deck...worried only about the chain plates as I don't want a catastrophic failure of the rigging on the bay, how can I test if OK or reinforce..

look inside the cabin at the alum bracket the chain plates bolt to, if it is only screwed down with a wood screw on the front end you should think about making that bracket better. I used 2" angle 5 inch long used three 1/4-20 toggle bolts and bolted it to the back of the seat. Then used the angle to screw into the 1" alum square tubing running to the chain plate bracket.

I can post pics this weekend when I put mine in the water.

if it is a fixed keel at least you dont have to worry about the keel cable breaking.

good luck!

Ron,

Thanks for the info...I am certain I have the screws, since mine is pretty much comptetely OEM stock.

I would love the pics as they were certainly help me out alot.