I'm reinstalling my swing keel after fairing. I am only able to get 3 of the bolts in. The hole in the brass hanger is about 1/16 inch out of alignment with the weldment. Has anyone had the same problem and solved it? I did not mark the hangers right and left on removal but the dimensions seem to be the same for both. I'm not looking forward to dropping the keel again to switch out the hangers unless that's likely to help.
reinstalling C22 swing keel
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b4 dropping the keel again, I'd replace the bolts with threaded rod/nuts/washers, back 'em off for enough wiggle room, insert 4th rod, tighten 'em all up, remove rods, insert bolts...essentially how I got mine back up/aligned/in place (although I did mark them port/stbd). Or drill out/enlarge the 4th hanger hole 1/16"....fwiw
Thanks,rpludwig. That did it. It still was a bit touchy. I had to raise the keel 1/4" at a time to keep the hangers from binding up on the rods. I also raised the keel off the trailer roller so it could move freely side to side. I also measured the hangers and couldn't find any difference in size or hole placement.
Thanks again, this forum has been a lifesaver all during this project, particularly Stingy and Clouddiver.
Thanks again, this forum has been a lifesaver all during this project, particularly Stingy and Clouddiver.
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If I had to do it over (and I hope I never will) I would mark L and R. However I don't think there is any difference between the two. With the keel off I replaced the hanger brackets to measure the gap between them. I didn't want to add thickness to the keel pin hole such that it wouldn't fit between the hangers . I found that the gap at the forward end was about 1/16" narrower and there was no difference when I switched L and R. When I had trouble aligning the bolt holes I measured the position of the holes in the hangers and the two hangers seemed be identical. However I would still mark them to be sure.
I broke off a weldment bolt . after replacing the weldmen my talignment on the hanger was off just a tad. I had to elongate the hanger hole just a bit to make it fit.
Nice machine work . no problem fitting now. Yes I had to mark mine starboard and port, when I installed my weldment I think I epoxied it in on a very slight angle so just one hole I had to elongate.