I am soon going to have to replace my keel cable,,,what working strenth should I use,,and how do I know if the pivot bolt needs to be redone ? also...I am not happy with the keel crank unit,,,any insight on this will be greatlt appriciated,,,,,
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It would be my guess ....
... that any stainless cable of a capacity greater than 2000 lbs per meter would suffice. Also the right diameter is essential as a cable that is too thick my not stow properly on the reel. My attention is quickly directed toward doing this same job on my MAC 25 this fall. And with that, the idea of using an electric winch small enough to be adapted to the boat but yet, strong enough to do the job. One of my concerns on this is sensing when the keel is all the way up. Don't believe I would welcome winching the keel up through the fiberglass trunk! Good luck on the winch project. Tom
... that any stainless cable of a capacity greater than 2000 lbs per meter would suffice. Also the right diameter is essential as a cable that is too thick my not stow properly on the reel. My attention is quickly directed toward doing this same job on my MAC 25 this fall. And with that, the idea of using an electric winch small enough to be adapted to the boat but yet, strong enough to do the job. One of my concerns on this is sensing when the keel is all the way up. Don't believe I would welcome winching the keel up through the fiberglass trunk! Good luck on the winch project. Tom
electric hmmm,,,,
an electric wench would be damn nice for that,,,hmmmmmm,,,I got some thinking up to do here,,,,,Thanks
an electric wench would be damn nice for that,,,hmmmmmm,,,I got some thinking up to do here,,,,,Thanks
Replacement cable
There is a company up in Washington who sells pre-made cables and new winches. I had to purchase one last year as my cable broke at the dock before trailering. Oh, that was not fun. Don't recall the name but Google should answer your questions. Sorry I don't have it off the top of my head.
There is a company up in Washington who sells pre-made cables and new winches. I had to purchase one last year as my cable broke at the dock before trailering. Oh, that was not fun. Don't recall the name but Google should answer your questions. Sorry I don't have it off the top of my head.
I found the crank replacement
I did find my keel brake winch,,of all the places,,my local Northern Tool has them in stock,,,$44.99,,,Also I don't understand the term "a capacity of 2000 pounds per YARD"?
I did find my keel brake winch,,of all the places,,my local Northern Tool has them in stock,,,$44.99,,,Also I don't understand the term "a capacity of 2000 pounds per YARD"?
broken cable.....need help
My cable just broke....of course in the slip. Any ideas?? I think it's barely resting on the bottom. Can I drag it onto the trailer using the trailer winch?
My cable just broke....of course in the slip. Any ideas?? I think it's barely resting on the bottom. Can I drag it onto the trailer using the trailer winch?
Should be able to
Put your trailer in a little deeper than normal if you can, pull the boat up slowly until nested. You may be able to pull a rope or strap from the bow down to the keel and pull it up somewhat with lots of help. We've done that here in our marina more than once. If you have winches on your coamings, rig a line to each and crank a little, watching the sides and winches as you go, should help if you can snag the keel ok. Steve P.
Put your trailer in a little deeper than normal if you can, pull the boat up slowly until nested. You may be able to pull a rope or strap from the bow down to the keel and pull it up somewhat with lots of help. We've done that here in our marina more than once. If you have winches on your coamings, rig a line to each and crank a little, watching the sides and winches as you go, should help if you can snag the keel ok. Steve P.
keel bolt
To inspect the keel bolt: Have boat on trailer. Lower keel as far as it will go-should only go a couple of inches before it rests on rubber on trailer. Block up keel to keep from dropping when bolt is pulled out. Using bottle jack-take a bit of tension off of keel and work out bolt-inspect bolt and hardware for wear-probably a 2 or 3 person job.
To inspect the keel bolt: Have boat on trailer. Lower keel as far as it will go-should only go a couple of inches before it rests on rubber on trailer. Block up keel to keep from dropping when bolt is pulled out. Using bottle jack-take a bit of tension off of keel and work out bolt-inspect bolt and hardware for wear-probably a 2 or 3 person job.
Fixing broken cable on swing keel
Hello, My niece has a MacGregor 25, and the swing keel cable was broken when bought. No trailer with the boat. I dove on it for her, and saw some kind of metal stopper on one side of the keel that the broken cable was attached to. I bought her a new winch, appropriate to the weight and size of boat, however I am now trying to figure out how to attach it to the swing keel! my best idea is to splice it to the other cable (putting the boat dry on the beach). I would like to simply cut out the old one and attach the new, however I cannot figure out that cable stopper attached to the hull. The main problem here is that the boat is 65 miles out of town (very remote) and the ONLY way to work on this boat is to put it dry on the beach- so any work is between tides! Anyone ever replace that metal cable-to-swing-keel attachement? any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Dusty Lane
Hello, My niece has a MacGregor 25, and the swing keel cable was broken when bought. No trailer with the boat. I dove on it for her, and saw some kind of metal stopper on one side of the keel that the broken cable was attached to. I bought her a new winch, appropriate to the weight and size of boat, however I am now trying to figure out how to attach it to the swing keel! my best idea is to splice it to the other cable (putting the boat dry on the beach). I would like to simply cut out the old one and attach the new, however I cannot figure out that cable stopper attached to the hull. The main problem here is that the boat is 65 miles out of town (very remote) and the ONLY way to work on this boat is to put it dry on the beach- so any work is between tides! Anyone ever replace that metal cable-to-swing-keel attachement? any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Dusty Lane
to Dusty,,What I did
The attachment on my keel was a bolt that I replaced,Stainless of course,and double nutted it to lock it in and also put twin washers on both sides of the cable I used,I replaced the crank with one that northern tool had,,I went with the 1200lb.one instead of the 800..Number 129682,,also the cable should be the 7/19 (7 strands of 19 smaller)cable,,,not standard stand."wire rope" as it is often called around here,3/16's is what MacGregor said to use,,However I could only find 1/4,,,I used a thimble and double nicrocrimps,,,now it works just fine and smoothly,P>S> make damn sure you have about 3 wraps of cable left on the spool when it is fully down,,very helpfull on the long term holding power.
The attachment on my keel was a bolt that I replaced,Stainless of course,and double nutted it to lock it in and also put twin washers on both sides of the cable I used,I replaced the crank with one that northern tool had,,I went with the 1200lb.one instead of the 800..Number 129682,,also the cable should be the 7/19 (7 strands of 19 smaller)cable,,,not standard stand."wire rope" as it is often called around here,3/16's is what MacGregor said to use,,However I could only find 1/4,,,I used a thimble and double nicrocrimps,,,now it works just fine and smoothly,P>S> make damn sure you have about 3 wraps of cable left on the spool when it is fully down,,very helpfull on the long term holding power.
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