Southerly32 keel photos

I've done that job on our Southerly. Not technically difficult to get the thing off just a fair bit of work with the yard hoist etc. It's through bolted into the hull by around 15 bolts if I remember right. Once these are all undone the boat is simply lifted off the keel assembly. On the older versions there are two studs which provide the pivot point for the keel to swing on. These had worn after so many years (she's 33 years old after all!) and so we had an engineer rebush them. Good time to refurbish the rest of the keel assembly. We stripped everything back to bare metal and then treated and repainted the whole thing before filling all those voids you see with closed cell foam.

The system itself is superb and the design has changed little since production of Southerly's began. It does give a tremendous ability to take on creeks, canals and the like and has a good reputation for build quality and reliability.

I don't think one comment on here is going to change that any time soon. I didn't even find the comment negative.

OP Chill a bit. You own a Southerly. You're one of the lucky ones. :)

Chas
 
Thank you to the chap who clearly speaks sense here. There is no story with our boat we are just having a bush check.which is our prerogative. Your quite right the boat is expensive, however I think it's a tad exaggerated to say its in bits!!!! Someone decided to light a touch paper and its been blown out of all proportion. For goodness sake. One good thing it's got a lot of people talking about southerly s
 
Kimmy192, you really seem to have the wrong impression of these fora (sp?). The general attitude of those that frequent this place is helpful and supportive. There is a vast fund of collective experience and knowledge that I, and a great many others, have found very valuable in all sorts of ways.

It is a pity you have come across as a little belligerent and aggressive, chill out a bit and explore this resource and I am sure you will find it useful as well as entertaining. I am sure the OP meant no harm and did not mean to denigrate your lovely boat!

If you feel stongly that this is not a 'nice' place, then simply do not look at it :)

Steve
 
If anyone is still interested in diagrams, pictures etc.
http://www.mistroma1.webspace.virginmedia.com/MistromaOriginal/LiftKeel.html

I had the bracket on my old S95 replaced in 1987 as Northshore made a mistake with the design. The lifting point was part of the keel casting but was very thin and easily broken. I believe that all early S95s had this problem and Northshore were surprised ours had lasted 7 years. They obviously learned from that experience and aft end of keel is massive on pictures in post #1 vs. thin section on my old S95.

Northshore sold me a bolt-on bracket (as fitted to later models) and it survived until 2006. It was still in one piece after 19 years but I thought it was worth replacing when getting some other work done.

There are some pictures in links further down the page. Even I thought that the 2006 replacement made by my local yard was "a bit OTT".
 
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Your point has been taken however one needs to set the record straight especially as the info given was and is so inaccurate. There is no story here and nothing that will help others. It's just a boat owner trying to take care of a valuable asset.
 
Kimmy192 said:
Your point has been taken however one needs to set the record straight especially as the info given was and is so inaccurate. There is no story here and nothing that will help others. It's just a boat owner trying to take care of a valuable asset.
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That kind of IS the entire story behind 'Practical Boat Owner' and it does kind of help others take care of their valuable assets. In this forum when you do repairs or maintenance then you post about it for help or to let others know your experience. It's in the name!
 
pmagowan said:
That kind of IS the entire story behind 'Practical Boat Owner' and it does kind of help others take care of their valuable assets. In this forum when you do repairs or maintenance then you post about it for help or to let others know your experience. It's in the name!
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Kimmy192 said:
Yes but when someone is saying that its a washer problem and its only done a delivery trip and a few short sails plus its a couple of years old. Would you not think in order to allay fears its better to say that the info is inaccurate. What is the point in leaving the inaccuracy to fester.
If I had wanted to help other owners with a problem I thought southerly s had then rest assured I would have posted some accurate and relevant info for the good of others. I don't want to be a scaremonger when there is really nothing to be said. Trusting you get my point
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Not really. It looks like something practical is going on with a boat and you are the owner. If the OP has been inaccurate then in general giving the correct information in a polite, courteous and helpful manner is likely to get best results. If I was doing something as major as what appears in those photos I would post about it for the interest and/or benefit of others as well as to get their helpful thoughts. The OP might have got some facts wrong but that doesn't require the forum equivilant of a hissy fit! Calm down, take a breath and relax. Southerlies are not taking a beating here. Become a useful active member of this helpful forum and post about your practical boat ownership or simply don't bother.
 
Lets just get this straight I did not post the pictures on this site it was never my intention to use this forum, I merely came on here to set the record straight. It transpires that the person who posted them is known to us, however he has posted these with his own agenda in mind and a Walter Mitty story. Sorry but that is how it is. I have no axe to grind with anyone else on this site
 
Being a bit thick here but I can see a number of quotes from the owner in posts but not where those quotes have come from. So the owner's original objection is quoted in post 5 but I cannot see where that was posted. The same in post 26 ["Language !!!]. I thought deleted posts remained in place with the original text removed.
 
Kimmy192 said:
Lets just get this straight I did not post the pictures on this site it was never my intention to use this forum, I merely came on here to set the record straight. It transpires that the person who posted them is known to us, however he has posted these with his own agenda in mind and a Walter Mitty story. Sorry but that is how it is. I have no axe to grind with anyone else on this site
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Sorry but you have failed so far. Maybe start again. Remember we have no knowledge of the relationship of the OP to you. We see a couple of photos of interesting work going on with the keel of a boat and being that this is a practical boat owners forumn we are interested in the reasons for it. If you don't want to be involved in the discussion fine, just go somewhere else, but the discussion will continue without you. Being the owner of the boat does not give you any special rights to control the conversation but it may mean that you know more about it than others and so are in a position to be quite informative. So far you have not been very informative at all.
 
pmagowan said:
So far you have not been very informative at all.
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To the contrary he has been very helpful if gaining information was your intention.

He has stated the original post was wrong.

The work was routine in that he wished to inspect the bush.

Nothing special there.
 
Mariner69 said:
To the contrary he has been very helpful if gaining information was your intention.

He has stated the original post was wrong.

The work was routine in that he wished to inspect the bush.

Nothing special there.
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If that is all the information you would wish to know then I am afraid you have a slightly less inquisitive mind than I.
 
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