At 05:52 PM 12/22/02 -0700, you wrote:
>I'm curious to know, did your swing keel "bang" in the trunk at anchor or in
>stays

That was the case in my brother's MacGregor 26. Up or down, the swing keel knocked in the trunk all night. I always thought one could drop it a little, loop a line around it and snare it from the deck, and winch it against one side just snug enough to keep it still, but never tried it. My brother got used to it, but I never slept too well on that boat.

Doug

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Doug King
M-17 #404 "Vixen"

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