seeSimon
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6 x 6 fence posts, or railway sleepers are good, and can be readily cut to useful length with a chainsaw. Not too heavy, unless waterlogged. Not too expensive, compared to "boat props"...
How to check my swing keel is working?
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langstonelayabout
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If your boat is sat on mud, grass, etc. then you could dig a slot in the ground about 2'6" deep; enough to lower the keel into.
Make sure you fill it in afterwards...
Make sure you fill it in afterwards...
Chiara’s slave
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Alternatively, you could tell everyone you’ve filled it in and lightly cover it over with brushwood.
teensailer
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Glad to know wood is the way to go, makes sense instead of the props.
Our boats in the garden and not sure how keen the adults are on digging a hole…tho I did think about that already.
The trailer doesn’t have a slot for the keel and pretty sure not a continuation for winching on and off either but I need to check next time Im at the boat (it’s actually in my friends garden). I do know it’s not the trailer meant for our boat
Our boats in the garden and not sure how keen the adults are on digging a hole…tho I did think about that already.
The trailer doesn’t have a slot for the keel and pretty sure not a continuation for winching on and off either but I need to check next time Im at the boat (it’s actually in my friends garden). I do know it’s not the trailer meant for our boat
William_H
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Likely a bad thing if weight of the boat is on the swing keel. It may have rollers or bunks which can be raised to take load on hull. need to lift hull to adjust or modify.
I would not want to use it on the roads with weight on the keel. ol'will
