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took some pics of the frames I built to lift my 26 along with pics of dropping the keel to facilitate repair of the keel trunk after a hard grounding (in my driveway- don't ask!)

Can't access the page Monty; you may need to set something to public..

changed the link to a public one, we'll see how that works.
Clicking on the 'i' in the top right of each photo gets you some info

ambitious undertaking. For your safety I'd like to see the braces from the horizontal beams to the vertical have closer to a 45 degree angle. The current angle seems a little too upright to prevent side movement that could lead to a dangerous collapse. I'm going by timber frame house structures I've seen. Maybe have a house builder take a look. good luck and be safe.

yeah, 45degrees would have been nice, I had my doubts about the way I did it but I wanted to keep the whole beam between the posts clear for hoisting and to go to 45 degrees on the outside would have required longer beams.

Before loading the rig, the fore and aft was rock solid, but sideways had about 2" of movement with an immediate return to center. In order for it to go further would require both of the braces to fail.

After hoisting the boat off the trailer the rig is rock solid with no movement seen while pushing the boat off center.

I'm going to place a 6' 6x6 on blocks under the boat as a safety.

sounds good. I'd long 2x4s at angle from ends of beams to something solid on ground to add stability to the top.

Cool pics - did you have any issues getting the bolts out of the keel shoe ?

I always wonder about the nuts to receive the bolts, and where they are - guess they dropped something like a plate in place before they did the ballast pour or something..

Those are nice pics!
Good job and enjoy the work!!


Scott

EmergencyExit wrote:Cool pics - did you have any issues getting the bolts out of the keel shoe ?

I always wonder about the nuts to receive the bolts, and where they are - guess they dropped something like a plate in place before they did the ballast pour or something..

First bolt I tried wouldn't move, in fact I ended up breaking it and had to drill it out. After that I thought I'd be in for a long drawn out battle, but the other 5 came out with no resistance using a 3/8" drive ratchet.

Getting the pin out of the shoes took a few hours. I first cut it to get the shoes off the keel, then used heat and large pipe wrenches to wrestle the pieces out of the shoes.

I can see the nuts up in the holes (over 1" in) and suspect they are attached to a plate because they are solid. The bolts are stainless but aren't particularly strong.

Nice job, I love the colors, almost exactly the same as what I'm planning for Maverick

Wow !!! Looks like a harder task than when I did my keel on the 22. Thanks for posting.

monty wrote:

EmergencyExit wrote:Cool pics - did you have any issues getting the bolts out of the keel shoe ?

I always wonder about the nuts to receive the bolts, and where they are - guess they dropped something like a plate in place before they did the ballast pour or something..

First bolt I tried wouldn't move, in fact I ended up breaking it and had to drill it out. After that I thought I'd be in for a long drawn out battle, but the other 5 came out with no resistance using a 3/8" drive ratchet.

Getting the pin out of the shoes took a few hours. I first cut it to get the shoes off the keel, then used heat and large pipe wrenches to wrestle the pieces out of the shoes.

I can see the nuts up in the holes (over 1" in) and suspect they are attached to a plate because they are solid. The bolts are stainless but aren't particularly strong.

Thanks! I downloaded your pics and am using them as a guide. I am going to take MerSea (78 Chrysler 26) our of the water in early September and out it on jacks in Erie PA in order to do the same thing. How high off the ground is the bottom of the keel trunk?

I raised my 26 keel trunk 30 inches off the gound. That was plenty of clearance.
When the keel pin shoes were removed that allowed another 3 or 4 inches of clearance for the tall part of the keel.

Holiday wrote:I raised my 26 keel trunk 30 inches off the gound. That was plenty of clearance.
When the keel pin shoes were removed that allowed another 3 or 4 inches of clearance for the tall part of the keel.

Hi,
I set the date to get MerSea on Jack-stands (aug 16) to have the bottom stripped, re-barrier coated and painted. I am also going to drop the keel down to replace the swing keel cable and attempt to replace the pivot pin like you did. Do you mind exchanging contact information over DM? I would like to have a phone conversation with you about how you did it all. I see the pics and they are EXTREMELY helpful. I just have a few questions that would be best fit for a phone conversation.