aquarius 21 swing keel

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Aug 31, 2011
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Aquarius 21 Hiwassee lake
Hi. newbie so be patient pls.

I have an aquarius 21 which grounded last winter when TVA dropped the lake lots faster than I anticipated. Swing keel was down unfortunately. It's now jammed in a foward position where teh winch won't pull at an angle to lift it. It's pretty rusted. I tried tying it to my truck and pulling. Moved it a littl?e but not enough. It's currently tied between two poles with a come-a-long under tension hopin wind and waves will ease it loose. Shoved some vaseline up in keel well and poured some oil in keel well. No progress so far. Anyone know how/where to get to the keel bolt on these? If I take paneling off on inside where the toilet sits under bed will I find it?

Suggesstiolns appreciated.

May your life be downwind and comfortable.:)
 
Jun 2, 2004
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Hunter 410 Charlevoix, MI
Join this group ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Coastal-Recreation-Inc/

Good bunch of folks who all have Aquarius boats or similar. I know there has been talk of solving your problem with stuck or jammed centerboards. Aquarius boats all had steel centerboards which pivoted in a fiberglass trunk. If allowed to rust too badly they "grew" and got stuck in the centerboard trunk, either up or down depending... On my A23 the pivot bolt was at forward end at the bottom of the centerboard trunk (inside boat) and lightly glassed over.
 
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