Sun Odyssey Lifting Keels

[Fmurchu]

I'd have a look at a southerly if you want a swing keel.

 

[tyce]

When i lost my rudder in a grounding near inverness I had it replaced & sailed home. The boat was lifted at Bradwell & the insurance Co provided a surveyor FOC to do a check of some slight crazing in the bilges laminate. he confirmed that it was superficial & made the comment that he had seen this on yachts & not worried. -- But if it had been a Jeneau it would have been a different matter. Some had needed extensive repair, as a few (not all) were so badly built in the first instance.

Do people still believe this drivel about my boat cos its old is tougher than yours?

 

[Stoshak]

I have a 2004 SO 32 and it also has filler in the bilges as described. But no problems, it just looks a bit messy.

And we often dry out, Chichester, Bembridge, Herm and so on. But we are careful about the state of the beach .

They are a lovely boat.

 

[Greenheart]

Lovely photo, too. :encouragement:

 

[MikeBz]

I have a 2004 SO 32 and it also has filler in the bilges as described. But no problems, it just looks a bit messy.

And we often dry out, Chichester, Bembridge, Herm and so on. But we are careful about the state of the beach .

They are a lovely boat.

Ditto. We use ours for going up muddy creeks on the East Coast where others cannot go - it opens up a whole world of sheltered, peaceful places to sit and watch the natural world go by. You can't beat being surrounded by just birds and seals, whilst far in the distance is the clump of masts of the deep water boats vying for their own bit of the much less sheltered anchorage. Taking shortcuts across the sandbanks is a secondary advantage but not the main raison d'etre. The flipside is that it's quite a draggy configuration, and scrubbing/prepping between the keels is a pain.

 

[davidmh]

Have you talked to the UK agents for Jeanneau, they may have handled that model and may have some information

David MH

 

[bluerm166]

With reference to standing rigging you would save considerably on the £2000 suggested above if you simply do the measuring and use the Jimmy Green pro forma to order from them.I did this last season and everything was assembled well and fitted well.

 

[tyce]

How steady do you find the Jeanneau lift keel, I have a Beneteau slightly bigger which is fine if the. ground is flat but precarious looking if any slope side to side. I am fitting yacht legs to mine as an added precaution.

 

[Daydream believer]

Do people still believe this drivel about my boat cos its old is tougher than yours?

Nothing of the sort. I was not trying to make deliberate comparison with my 12 year "old" boat. Just the comment from a surveyor, who looked at lots of boats professionally on a regular basis, commenting that the build quality of some Jeneau's, in this area, was less substantial than the "norm".
I did not bother to go into some of his stories about extensive repairs that some needed, as I felt the point had been made clearly enough. If you do not wish to believe me, then fair enough. You do not have to.
Interesting, taken in context with the OP's query though !!!!!

 

[UK-WOOZY]

i bought my boat just over a year ago at burnham on crouch yacht harbour. Jeanneau Sundream 28 (year 1988), it has a centerboard too with single stub keel and rudder, with galley table lifting via a winch. before getting the boat lorried to my local club i had the yard at burnham remove the board, shot blast it, epoxy it and check the cables, pin and mechanism. All seems ok still after launching the boat august last year and using the board regularly. hope that continues! there is also a gate valve between the companion way and galley for shoving a broom handle or similar down for freeing up the board if it gets stuck with stones or mud.

 

[MikeBz]

How steady do you find the Jeanneau lift keel, I have a Beneteau slightly bigger which is fine if the. ground is flat but precarious looking if any slope side to side. I am fitting yacht legs to mine as an added precaution.

The SO32 has twin bilge keels and a drop plate in between them. The bilge keels are quite close together (less than 1m between centrelines) - which is why it's a real pain to scrub/prep under there but there are no stability issues. It's quite a draggy configuration but it does mean you can sail quite happily with the plate up, even to windward albeit with a fair amount of leeway.

 

[Deej]

I notice you are also Bristol based. Wheres the boat? I have offered on the 32 late this afternoon.

I realise this is going back a bit…

Did you buy the boat in the end? If so, what’s your verdict? I’m looking at one at the moment.