[Rhodes22-list] Swing keel fix.

[bladerunner12345]

How did it break off?

cgstetson wrote:
> 
> Mine has a cap, but i have it on jack stands so i simply lowered the rest
> of the section that hadn't broken off and detached it from the rope/
> pulleys. 
> 
> 
> bladerunner12345 wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> How did you DO that?
>> 
>> I put a hole in the top of my rudder trunk last year (mine has no cap on
>> the lower part like the new ones. by catching it on the trailer
>> crossbeam, not having it secured in the "up" position, had 1 ft of water
>> in cabin before I got it out, was very fortunate it stayed on the
>> trailer. No sailing that day! but was a fairly easy fix, lotsa mat,
>> making it stronger than before, uglier though :)
>> 
>> 
>> Carl
>> 
>> Epoxy'ed, now fiberglass cloth, and resin... :D
>> 
> 
> 



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