 Sasha Wed 07 Jul 2021 08:36:17 | So my chain for lifting keel has broke. Boat is in the water, so my question is, can I leave it like that for next few months until i pull it out of the water and fix it later? I pull up keel only when I'm in marine, otherwise keel is always down. It can't drop full down right? there is little part that keeps keel to fall down? |
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 Mark Fri 09 Jul 2021 08:12:02 | It should be OK without the chain if the stop 'lugs' on the back of the plate/keel haven't corroded too much. It they have, then the plate can hang down vertically which might cause you a problem in shallow water. When your chain was attached, then if it went slack when you fully lowered the plate then the stop lugs are probably OK. There's a few pictures here showing the the plate can drop out of the keel: https://manta19.miwd.co.uk/blog/1/35 |
| Sasha Sun 11 Jul 2021 09:10:54 | Cool. I think it's not corroded.. I tried to lift it with hand in the water below the boat, and it's not stucked, so I guess it can wait until end of summer for repair  |
