swing keel access

I gave up my 23' Venture of Newport many years ago. Now I'm thinking of looking for another 23' Venture of Newport as my sailing club has several restrictions as to when and where we can use their boats. Now my question is, after all the years that these boats have been around, how are the...

Our sailboat is a 24 foot Yankee Seahorse that was manufactured in 1972. In the sales brochure, they show the boat can be rolled 90 degrees to expose the stub keel above water by trying a rope to the top of the mast and pulling on it. I'm wondering if this might be feasible for checking out the...