At last, a thaw!
I finally got a chance to make a bit of progress on the Balboa. I looked high and low for information about dropping the swing keel from the boat, but I only found one site :
http://www.dcwi.com/~nybarra/keel.html
that deals with it in an Ensenada (same basic hull, identical keel, hung higher in a keel trunk). This method requires removing the axle from the trailer and constructing a jig to carry the keel. I wanted to get the thing out quickly and without much fuss, so I just jacked the toung of the trailer way up and blocked up the stem of the boat, then I dropped the toung enough to clear the front of the keel. This wouldn't have worked for the ensenada because of the deep keel trunk, but it worked out alright for me. I'll have to think about how to put the thing back without destroying the finish once it's been resurfaced, but that could be a long time away.
My wife took a few pictres just in case I did something predictable like dropping the whole boat into the neighbor's yard.
posted by Zombi at 9:13 AM
2 Comments:
Looks like its coming along! My folks had an Ensenada 20 when I was growing up. I loved that boat! When I turned 18 my parents decided that they weren't into sailing any longer and gave me the boat. Unfortunately I had just started college and the boat needed a lot of work so I ended up selling it and bought a Hobie 16. Fortunately I knew the family I sold the Ensenada to and they fully restored it and invited me up for a couple of sails. Wouldn't mind having another one
I currently have a B20 over 30 years old it is very nice and looks great on the water. We've also had a great couple of stories on it like one when we got caught out in the middle of our lake with the genoa and main full up in the middle of a full force storm we probably looked either really stupid or insanlely good sailors!
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