Kringe
Bobby G..junior Pirate
I have spent a very large portion of my day removing the old pieces that were lodged in my keel box from the former keel which had broken off. Removed the pin, spent 3 hours cleaning out the oyster shells that had attached themselves. Didn't take too long to get the new keel connected and the pin pushed back in place and screwed in nice and tight. Raised and lowered new keel on land. Worked like a drea,...finally!
Boat is launched with keel in up position and off I go. Let tension off the centerboard line and...nothing. The keel didn't drop. How could it be stuck? I decided to drop anchor and screw around with a bit more. I ended up pushing a rod down the tube inside the cabin in an effort to puch the keel into the down position. It worked. I managed to get the keel down but....as I removed the stick the keel simply snapped back up into the raised position. It apparently floats. Brought it back to the dock, tied off the lines and left..mad.
Called Idasailor who just made the keel, and they will 'get back to me as soon as they can'. He did say the needed to add more weight. I said ya probably do, but I am in Jacksonville and you are in Idaho. I'm gonna have to pay the haulout fee again to remove the keel, plus shipping to get it back to them, plus haul out to put snother one in. I think they should pay for these fee!
I'd spend more time here describing it, but...so pissed I just need to go to sleep.
Boat is launched with keel in up position and off I go. Let tension off the centerboard line and...nothing. The keel didn't drop. How could it be stuck? I decided to drop anchor and screw around with a bit more. I ended up pushing a rod down the tube inside the cabin in an effort to puch the keel into the down position. It worked. I managed to get the keel down but....as I removed the stick the keel simply snapped back up into the raised position. It apparently floats. Brought it back to the dock, tied off the lines and left..mad.
Called Idasailor who just made the keel, and they will 'get back to me as soon as they can'. He did say the needed to add more weight. I said ya probably do, but I am in Jacksonville and you are in Idaho. I'm gonna have to pay the haulout fee again to remove the keel, plus shipping to get it back to them, plus haul out to put snother one in. I think they should pay for these fee!
I'd spend more time here describing it, but...so pissed I just need to go to sleep.