I have a 78 venture 25. Looked it up on sailboatdata.com and it listed the swing keel weight as 800 lbs. Same website listed the MacGregor 25 swing keel weight as 600lbs. Was there a change or is it just an error. I want to remove the keel for some repair work and 600 is a lot easier to deal with than 800.
Swing keel weight
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I'll be darned, it does say 800#.
My Mac25 is "only" 625#, but I'd be hard pressed to lift it off my foot. You'll likely need a strong jack or three, and smart handling techniques. The weight difference is negligible.
I recently pulled mine off the boat.
625 or 800, either can mess you up pretty good, if mishandled.
I think ive read everything available on the mac 25 and ive never heard of any design changes from the original 625lb weight..... i would say its a misprint or someones misinformation... AND, sailboatdata didnt used to have it listed as 800lbs, because I have in my hand a printout from sailboatdata when I bought my 25, and it shows 625... someone changed it!
I know the guy who runs sailboatdata.... its a great resource but he has no better source of that data then you or I. Or it could just be a typo.
If 625 is a lot easier for you to handle than 800 then you're more man than I am. Either one of those weights would require use of lifting equipment for me, and at that point I don't really care if it's 400 or 1000 because the tools will be doing all the work.
There may be differences
I have a 1976 model 25 and Justsomeguy has an 198X boat. His cabin is wider than mine (although I have footing to walk - carefully - around the cabin rather than having to go over the top) and his keel is shaped differently than mine. I have been on his boat. It is different. Not sure of the keel weight though - but it sure looked heavier.
I have a 1976 model 25 and Justsomeguy has an 198X boat. His cabin is wider than mine (although I have footing to walk - carefully - around the cabin rather than having to go over the top) and his keel is shaped differently than mine. I have been on his boat. It is different. Not sure of the keel weight though - but it sure looked heavier.
Just for reference, the X keel is unweighted, less than 100#, as it does not act as ballast, only provides lift. They might be shaped similar, but very different.
"Just for reference, the X keel is unweighted"
vizwhiz - The "X" in the 198X was to indicate that I did not know if his boat was a 1986 or a 1987 etc - not an X model. The MAC I would love to have would be an X though.
vizwhiz - The "X" in the 198X was to indicate that I did not know if his boat was a 1986 or a 1987 etc - not an X model. The MAC I would love to have would be an X though.