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wmoneda
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Initially Posted - 06/16/2008 :  13:55:48  Show Profile
I have a Catalina 25 swing keel on a trailer. I bought the boat a year ago and the existing keel cable has a few frays in it, mainly from how the cable was attached to the winch. It was attached on the side of the winch spool and the cable rubs against the screw heads where it is attached.

I'm replacing the cable, hose, ball, clamps, etc. just to be safe but I want to make sure I attach it properly so the cable doesn't fray again. The boat is currently on a trailer but I'm planning to drop it in to Puget Sound for the summer as soon as I get this done. I can't reach the the pin where the cable attaches to the keel so I'm thinking I should lift the hull 2" to get access to it. Any suggestions on lifting it while on the trailer?

I also have the parts to replace the pivot bolt...should I do that too? I can do the work myself or I can bring it to a boatyard and have it done but would rather not spend the money. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Willie Moneda
1995 Catalina 250 WB hull #121
"Graceful Heeler" Seattle, WA
willie@sandboxsports.net
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 06/16/2008 :  19:59:30  Show Profile
There's lots of threads on this subject. Rather than provide a complete digest here, use the search function on swing keel, turning ball, swing keel pin etc.

What kind of trailer do you have? EZ-loader or Trailrite (two common varieties)
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 06/16/2008 :  23:08:23  Show Profile
as Bruce says, there are several threads about this - the answer lies to large degree, in how long its going to take you to do the job.
I've raised the aft end of my boat while on the trailer using a floor jack on a barrel with a piece of 2X6 between the boat and the jack. My jack point was on the skeg, on the aft-most part of the bottom.
However, the job took about 2 minutes, I was attaching the keel cable to the eye attachement (pivot bolt) on the aft end of the keel and only needed to lift the boat about 4"
It has been stated on this forum that the skeg might not be a good place to jack a C25. Others, including me, think it is a good spot because of leverage and that this is IMHO, a strong location structurally.
Because replacing the eye on the keel might be a lengthy job time wise - I would do this job using a sling hoist or other stable lifting equipment that would spread the lifting load point. I would expect that replacing an eye attachment on a keel will take a fair amount of time and the exertion of forces that might test the stability of a jack.
Generally, replacing swing keel items such as you listed is quite simple and easily done, but the keel eye is likely to be a tough job.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/16/2008 :  23:25:39  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
On my '82 TrailRite trailer I had enough "drop" to the keel rest that the keel eye was readily accessible.
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Deric
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Response Posted - 06/17/2008 :  20:34:14  Show Profile
On my EZ-Loader trailer there was enough drop to replace the cable and pin. Took a little finesse, but doable.

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