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swing keel
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:31 am
by canoeman
cable broke on my c-22 swing keel. can anyone tell me the size of the schackle and the size of the correct cable and length. i am also on a lake with no lift so i have to take it out and lift it up to drop the keel and reinstall. ugh, will be needing some insight on that also. thanks in advance. bob
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:53 pm
by FranS
I feel your pain, its happened to us and others here. Im not sure about the cable and shakle size we used about 8 feet of cable. If the keel is down you may have to get a line behind it and winch it up to get it on the trailer. You can wrap a line around both winches and take it up slowly alternating sides.
Some have actually done it underwater free diving, not for me.
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:58 pm
by Andiron120
If you know a diver it would be an easy fix in the water. I would be happy to volunteer if the distances were not quite so great. Let us know how it goes.
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:55 pm
by CaptainScott
When you make that cable, MAKE TWO!
store one aboard somewhere so next time . . . . .
Scott
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:27 am
by FranS
I checked with hubby. he says 3/16ths SS cable with a about a 2 inch U shaped shackle.