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glen
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Initially Posted - 10/08/2013 :  09:45:21  Show Profile
Does anyone in the Detroit area know of a machine shop that can work on a swing keel? I will be removing the keel from our 1979 this year to have it drilled and a new bushing inserted (the keel is 1,500 lbs. of cast iron). I had this done about 20 years ago when we first got the boat, and of course that shop is out of business. I can do the usual research, but I thought I would ask here first. It will be placed in a cradle I have for it, and I can transport
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Response Posted - 10/15/2013 :  07:44:26  Show Profile
Well phase one is complete. She was pulled out yesterday and left in the slings. After work I went down to the marina with the keel cradle and a friend. We have removed the keel and today the marina will move it aside and put the boat on the trailer, and I will bring the boat home for the winter. Phase two will be to get the keel over to a shop where I can have the bushing replaced. It was about twenty years ago when I had that first bushing inserted. At that time the boat was new to us, and the keel had a lot of slop in it. The first shop (no longer there) drilled out the enlarged hole in the keel, and made a bushing for the new hanger. Worked great, but the last couple of years I have noticed that familiar clunk returning, so I decided to attend to this sooner rather than later. I will also need to order the new keel hanger kit from Catalina Direct. I will keep you updated on my progress.
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Response Posted - 10/15/2013 :  09:33:50  Show Profile
You do things right!
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Response Posted - 10/15/2013 :  10:12:26  Show Profile
Glen - Please don't mind my asking...but...how many boat bucks is this work?
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Response Posted - 10/17/2013 :  08:48:49  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by jerlim</i>
<br />Glen - Please don't mind my asking...but...how many boat bucks is this work?
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Our boat is in a very small marina, only 10 wells, and the owner is a very nice guy. As I stated he pulled the boat and left it in the slings overnight. He allowed me to opperate the hoist so I could raise and lower the boat where I needed it. I removed the keel myself (with help from a friend) that night, and the next day the owner came back, moved the keel and put the boat on the trailer. He even power washed the bottom. The total cost was $2.00 a foot ($50.00 total)
The new parts for the keel were under $200.00 from Catalina Direct, as for the cost of the machine shop, I still haven’t gotten that bill yet. Will let you know when I find out
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