Mirage 28 keel

[ghostlymoron]

Here's a view you don't see very often - I thought it might be of interest.

It's one of my bilge keels removed from the boat for re-bedding.
I thought the link to photobucket would appear as a thumbnail but it hasn't.

 

[johnphilip]

So the keels double up as a beer cellar? Might slow you down a bit but with all that reserve tankage who cares/

 

[VicS]

Here's a view you don't see very often - I thought it might be of interest.

It's one of my bilge keels removed from the boat for re-bedding.
I thought the link to photobucket would appear as a thumbnail but it hasn't.

The new forum does not do clickable thumbnails like it used to .

I think you also have "link back to albums" selected so you cannot even post images
See my fix for that at http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?356455-Photobucket-problems-Help-advice-needed&p=4135626


then you should be able to get

 

[NickRobinson]

Hi Ghost-
Have you had that cutless bearing housing off? (seen on another pic in your photobucket album)
If so, what do the fastenings screw onto? Does it use grubscrews? Does the housing unscrew once they've been removed? Do you have the bearing dimensions?
Nice job/horrible job?
You may guess it's a job on my list for next winter on my Mirage 2700...
Cheers
Nick

 

[ghostlymoron]

Hi Ghost-
Have you had that cutless bearing housing off? (seen on another pic in your photobucket album)
If so, what do the fastenings screw onto? Does it use grubscrews? Does the housing unscrew once they've been removed? Do you have the bearing dimensions?
Nice job/horrible job?
You may guess it's a job on my list for next winter on my Mirage 2700...
Cheers
Nick

Hi, Nick, I had the cutlass bearing overhauled when I bought the boat in 2008. I didn't do the job myself but as far as I know the bearing housing screws are just screwed into the deadwood and the housing unscrews from the stern tube. The cutlass bearing can then be pressed or driven out. Sorry I've no idea of the bearing dimensions. I'm glad you enjoyed my photos.
Forgot to mention, the prop needs to come off! It's held on with a nut and tab washer.

 

[ucapajr]

Hi Ghost,
I'm about to get a Mirage 28 and would like to do all of the big jobs before I get her in the water for the first time (i.e. keel re-bedding if required). I'd like to get your take on how hard it is to do and how you did it. I've taken off 500Kg of cast iron keel off the bottom of a westerly jouster by myself before (and got it back on all OK!), but as that was a fin keel it was "straight up and down". The Mirage has bilge keels so I'm interested in how you got them off, supported the hull while it came off and how you got it back on again! Hope you can spare the time for a reply,

Best regards,

Andy

 

[ghostlymoron]

Sorry have only just seen your post. Taking it off was dead easy - I telephoned Firmhelm in Pwellheli and they did it. I should imagine it was a bit of a struggle but they did a good job and it never leaked again.

 

[NickRobinson]

Hi
and updating my Mirage 2700 cutless bearing post here

The shaft needed to be welded and turned true (FOC- thanks son no 2!)

T Norris did me a phenolic backed very thin walled bearing which I 'poxied in.

I took out the bolts into the deadwood but was wary of disturbing a working sealed system so replaced them My old Macwester OC said never, never remove.

With the shaft and rudder out of the way, the old phenolic one came out easily with a hack saw blade and a long electrician's screwdriver.

Though pricey, the new bearing was exactly twice as long as the housing so I have a spare I don't think I'll ever need. (Done 800 miles this year, often motoring)

Pics of job if required.

 

[[70521]]

Fantastic when an old tread re-surfaces. I might need to do this in a few years time on Camelia.

 

[ghostlymoron]

I'm just doing this to test whether I've changed my 'link back to albums' setting succesfuppy as advised by Vic. Seems like I haven't.

 

[PabloPicasso]

Sorry have only just seen your post. Taking it off was dead easy - I telephoned Firmhelm in Pwellheli and they did it. I should imagine it was a bit of a struggle but they did a good job and it never leaked again.

How much did that cost? If you don't mind sharing that info, it would certainly help others make a decision about viability of doing thus on older boats. Many thanks.