Thanks for the ideas. The rebar suggestion is great. More banging please. Let you know if we drop a 450lb deuce.
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21
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How did you remove the pivot pin with the bracket still up in the keel trunk? I am unable to imagine how that is possible.
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We jacked the keel slightly to take the weight off of the pivot bolt. The bolt is stainless and in very good shape. It came off with heat and tapping.
Rgranger,
Thanks for looking at the pics. Yes, there is slack in the cable. We tried many variations of jack placement as you suggested. The top of this keel is rounded, not doglegged so it isn’t resting in a housing recess. We jacked the tip of the keel to shift the load to the pivot area, expecting it to drop. We did this a few times and there was only 1/2” of downward movement.
“Then do the whack with rebar through the lift cable hose opening”
!!!!Success!!!!
Finally knocked the keel loose.
Of course that not the end of the story.
The pivot bolt is close to the edge and there is considerable rust. There is a curved piece of metal along the edge. We are wondering if this was a repair to reinforce the pivot hole?
!!!!Success!!!!
Finally knocked the keel loose.
Of course that not the end of the story.
The pivot bolt is close to the edge and there is considerable rust. There is a curved piece of metal along the edge. We are wondering if this was a repair to reinforce the pivot hole?
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The base of the mast has oxidized and there is a crack in it. Is this normal wear? Would you trust this mast?
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Glad you got the keel out. I think the curved piece of metal is a friction bar. I'd temporarily remove it and rebuild what remians of the keel hole with fiberglass reinforced epoxy. Then put the friction bar back in place.
Regarding the mast....
If you have a few inches of mast above your main when it is fully hoisted, an inexpensive way to get it working would be to cut off a few inches of the bottom of the mast... then to get the height back, by putting a block of equal length under the tabernackle... like in this diagram
Of course you will have to lower your gooseneck so the boom is at the right height.
If you don't have the height above the main to cut off a few inches of the mast, then try riveting an aluminum sleeve over the base of the mast (a splint) and drilling a new hole through the sleve for the tabernacle pin.
Regarding the mast....
If you have a few inches of mast above your main when it is fully hoisted, an inexpensive way to get it working would be to cut off a few inches of the bottom of the mast... then to get the height back, by putting a block of equal length under the tabernackle... like in this diagram
Of course you will have to lower your gooseneck so the boom is at the right height.
If you don't have the height above the main to cut off a few inches of the mast, then try riveting an aluminum sleeve over the base of the mast (a splint) and drilling a new hole through the sleve for the tabernacle pin.