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I've owned a 1984 H22 for several years, but had to take a few years off. Intend to put it back in the lake after an overhaul. It was a needy boat to begin with; I had to do a lot of work on it to get it in seaworthy shape... Among other things it's suffered from a weeping leak in the bilge area since I've owned it, and I've read many of the posts on the swing keel pin and bushing replacements, so decided, given the age of the boat to see what issues might be lurking there. Having no facilities to lift the boat I dropped the keel on the trailer axle which exposed the pivot hole. (in so doing I found the bilge leak; the 4 screws that secure the bracket through the hull were finger tight and someone buttered them up with a soft putty...lucky I didn't sink at the mooring).
Anyway I have included some pics of what I found with the keel pin. Elsewhere on forum I located some pics of the centerboard mechanism and drawings. Concerning is that the dimensions of my knockout dowel is larger than the drawing. the drawing calls out the diameter as 1.5". Mine is slightly larger than that. The nylon piece that's embedded in the keel however is enlarged and a bit cracked inside. Not sure how that all happened. The stainless pin looks good, and fits tightly in the nylon insert.
As you can see from the attached photos, the main problem is there is a lot of light between the knockout and the main nylon insert. More sloppy on the port side as it's quite enlarged there. Any suggestions for repair without a complete teardown and refabrication of the keel? Oversize the knockout dowel? Should I just ignore it for my non-stressful daysailing on a small lake? I dont' see any danger of the keel falling off or anything drastic. Just rattles back and forth more than it should.
Jim
I've owned a 1984 H22 for several years, but had to take a few years off. Intend to put it back in the lake after an overhaul. It was a needy boat to begin with; I had to do a lot of work on it to get it in seaworthy shape... Among other things it's suffered from a weeping leak in the bilge area since I've owned it, and I've read many of the posts on the swing keel pin and bushing replacements, so decided, given the age of the boat to see what issues might be lurking there. Having no facilities to lift the boat I dropped the keel on the trailer axle which exposed the pivot hole. (in so doing I found the bilge leak; the 4 screws that secure the bracket through the hull were finger tight and someone buttered them up with a soft putty...lucky I didn't sink at the mooring).
Anyway I have included some pics of what I found with the keel pin. Elsewhere on forum I located some pics of the centerboard mechanism and drawings. Concerning is that the dimensions of my knockout dowel is larger than the drawing. the drawing calls out the diameter as 1.5". Mine is slightly larger than that. The nylon piece that's embedded in the keel however is enlarged and a bit cracked inside. Not sure how that all happened. The stainless pin looks good, and fits tightly in the nylon insert.
As you can see from the attached photos, the main problem is there is a lot of light between the knockout and the main nylon insert. More sloppy on the port side as it's quite enlarged there. Any suggestions for repair without a complete teardown and refabrication of the keel? Oversize the knockout dowel? Should I just ignore it for my non-stressful daysailing on a small lake? I dont' see any danger of the keel falling off or anything drastic. Just rattles back and forth more than it should.
Jim
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