I have removed the swing keel from a Mariner 19 by making a sling with a wide nylon strap, and lifting it using a huge maple and it's limb with a come along. Then a beam under the bow area, then slid the trailer out, then dropped the keel. With yours stuck with tree crud, I think the pressure washer idea previously stated might work great, also blasting from below if you can't get it from the hole above. Burt Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 1, 2018, at 3:42 PM, doug <doug9326@gmail.com> wrote:
That helps. I had never actually seen it since its hidden up in the shoal keel cavity, or should I say stuck there.
On Aug 1, 2018, at 12:29 PM, <jerry@jerrymontgomery.org> <jerry@jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
No, it's fiberglass with a steel core.
-----Original Message----- From: doug Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2018 12:28 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Drop keel stuck
Am I understanding that the board is made of wood. Guess so if it can be sanded. I thought it was some sort of metal for the purposes of ballast down low.
On Aug 1, 2018, at 11:50 AM, Bob Eeg <montgomeryboats@hotmail.com> wrote:
Doug Most likely the steel shot in the keel or board has expanded. You can most likely remove the old board and belt sand it a bit to make it thinner.
Bob
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On Aug 1, 2018, at 11:03 AM, doug <doug9326@gmail.com> wrote:
Up until now, the drop keel has worked fine. Not sure why it would change. Didn’t run aground! Didn’t have it drop onto the trailer either. But it has to be fixed soon since it great sailing weather. I still sailed Sunday without the drop keel and the boat did great in 10kts.
On Aug 1, 2018, at 11:01 AM, doug <doug9326@gmail.com> wrote:
Oh yea. Its a 1980 M-15.
On Aug 1, 2018, at 10:52 AM, Bob Eeg <montgomeryboats@hotmail.com <mailto:montgomeryboats@hotmail.com>> wrote:
What model and what year Montgomery.
Bob
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> On Aug 1, 2018, at 10:47 AM, doug <doug9326@gmail.com <mailto:doug9326@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Went sailing on a perfect day Sunday. Until I tried to drop the keel/daggerboard/centerboard/??? and it did not go down. Just stayed in the retracted position. So other than just crawling under the boat on the trailer and fiddling with that thing, are there other thoughts/ideas/solutions? > > And if I want to raise the boat some from the trailer to get more room to work and for the board to drop down some, is there a right and wrong way to do that. I was going to use a jack under the forward end of the shoal draft keel and jack up the boat maybe 8 inches that way. Can that shoal draft keel support some weight like that? > > Sure is nice to have a forum like this for newbies like me. Thanks