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hello everyone i have recently purchased an evolution 26 (very pleased with it) but wondered if i could stand it on its lifting keel in half up position against some posts was it designed to do this thanx nick
 
From memory of a quick look round one several years ago, very unlikly. The real issue is how do you stop the keel comming all the way up, and if you do can that mechanism effectivly support the full weight of the boat without beaking something. Basically I'd expect you'll need some form of external cradle as in those in this seal associaton forum link seal cradel
 
I dont know the boat, but from an engineering point of view, I think it extremely unlikely that the mechanism used to raise and lower the keel will be able to take the weight of the boat.
 
I think you will find that the Pins you refer to are mainly for Holding the keel up , halfway up or down. This means that they can take the load of the keel (600kg ish) in the holding it up sense, but are unlikley to take the weight of the boat 1400 kg ish in the other direction.

If you want to scrub off you could consider drying out on a couple of railway sleepers, or just on the beach. We find with our similar boat that on the beach we can get to most of the bottom and do the rest just as the tide is comming in or going out wading around the boat.
 
Most unlikely to support full weight. I have a lift keeler which settles flat on the mud. To solve the problem I use one of the garden hoes with a right angle blade. To save the old arms a small fender is lashed on to provide buoyancy, this keeps the blade against the hull. To scrub off, lie in the dinghy and push -pull to scrape off little beggars. When the weather is warm and more importantly, the water go for a swim with said apparatus.

Mind you, have yet to find way of applying antifouling underwater but as it is little use on a mud berth.....
 
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in hallfway position it is locked of with two 50mm dia pins (stainless steel)

[/ QUOTE ] In PBO's review of the 25 in Nov.1981 (I gather that is the cruising version of the 26) they comment on the good half way locking system for the keel, enabling it to be sailed in moderate conditions with the keel half up but there is no suggestion that it can be dried out on a half raised keel.
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not sure what my user profile is yet

[/ QUOTE ] Click on user options in the top TH corner of the page and you will be taken to "user options" where you can enter some personal details if you are happy to do so and also make changes to the way in which the forum pages are displayed.
 
Useful, perhaps...

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Some more details in your user profile would be polite and useful

[/ QUOTE ]Useful, perhaps, but "polite"???
 
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Some more details in your user profile would be polite and useful

[/ QUOTE ] It is entirely up to the user to decide how much personal info to put in their profile.

In this instance we have been told all the relevant info in the post. Namely that the boat is an Evolution 26. I cant think of any other information that could be included in the profile that will be useful in answering the question asked.
 
Nicholas

I have an Evolution 25.

Same hull different deck molding.
I have asked the same question.

FullCircle (Jim) of this parish had an Evo 25 and said that he used to do it.

I have not got the nerve to do it.

A couple of times I have dried out on a sandy beach and scrubbed off what I could get at which is 90% of the hull.
You can also get a most of the keel inside the cabin.
 
Hello

I do seem to remember David Hardings test in PBO saying that in the fully down and locked position the evo can dry out on its keel - it didn't mention the half position though.

You could give Christchurch SC a ring one Friday night and I'm sure they'll put you in touch with one of their many evo 25 and 26 owners who are very helpful.

All the best
 
Re: Useful, perhaps...

Tollesbury Marina has scrubbing berths equipped with sleepers for boat to sit on, allowing acess to 99% of hull. They dry out for about 6 hrs per tide and have electricity and mains water available. Well worth the £20 or so charged for 24 hrs
 
I have a (vertical) lift keel on my boat and couldn't imagine letting it settle on the keel. It is enough worry when I hit rocks etc with the keel.

I think your answer to scrubbing off is to do it in the water. ie dive under with a rag. Now I realise water is pretty cold at this time of the year in UK but of course that cold also means you won't get much growth.
A wet suit or better a dry suit might make it possible to get underneath. The problem is the keel itself which probably has not been painted with antifoul paint. Sorry I am probably not much help at all ........olewill
 
Nick, local options: 1, Mersea Stone: lay on one side each tide: (make sure weight is uphill!) 2, Wivenhoe S.C have sleepers & posts to sit on (with keel up1) water tap to hand. 3, Get Morgans to sling you in the travel hoist for an hour or two.. Cost you! HTH
 
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