Swing Keel Dimensions

[Eleven]

Dear friends,

My Beneteau 311 has lost its swing keel. The factory doesn't have a replacement nor actual drawings.
Noticed the C22 swing keel is similar in dimensions and weight so that could be a repair option. Have found the drawing below so I can build a template but need to know how thick the C22 swing keel is at its thickest part.
If it works I'll attempt to find a C22 keel from someone.
If you are wondering how this would be possible, have attached a picture when the boat still had the swing keel part.

Thank you so much.
Tony

 

[Jacktar]

Contact Catalina Direct they can give you specs on item they have in stock

 

[pclarksurf]

I can tell you the body of the C22 keel has to fit into a 1.5" wide slot in the up position-- the bulbous "foot" is a funny piece of the mold that doesn't follow the foil very well, but at least the top chord 2- 3" of the keel in the retracted position has to fit in the 1.5" keel slot. Couple of pics -- the original on the day I dropped it: you can see the rust line that delineates what has to retract vs. what can flair to foil shape. Also tossed in the foil itself-- the idealized version, but it shows max thickness.

Slight edit-- the slot is a smidge more generous than 1.5" but that's what I kept the keel to -- and it is very snug (1/8") on brackets shown in pic 1

 

[Eleven]

Fantastic info pclarksurf, that is perfect and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.

 

[pclarksurf]

Neglected to mention the original mechanical drawing you pulled is actually pretty darn accurate-- I used it for all my measurements (at least in 2D) and found mine to be quite close to +/_ indicated.