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I ended up putting two stands in the rear slacked the cable and then took a floor jack and stuck it under the tongue of the trailer and jacked it up. The Keel had not been maintained in who knows how many years and I thought that I would lower it to take a look and fix it up a bit.
The one on my boat was nearly worn through to the top edge before I fixed it.
Catalina 22 swing keel repair. Catalina 22 Scituate. Replacing the swing keel cable on your Catalina 22 while. I ended up putting two stands in the rear slacked the cable and then took a floor jack and stuck it under the tongue of the trailer and jacked it up.
That forces the rear of the trailer down to give you more room. The Keel had not been maintained in who knows how many years and I thought that I would lower it to take a look and fix it up a bit. I used to be on the Catalina Direct C22 newgroup and quite a few keels have been lost.
The one on my boat was nearly worn through to the top edge before I fixed it. I have come up with a quick cheap fix. Pull the keel off and flop it on its side.
Get a short piece of 34 pvc pipe which measures 1050 diameter. Catalina C-22 MK-II Parrish FL. Part of the problem might be that Catalina recommends the fixed keel boats fin and wing that the keel is supported by the trailer in fact recommends the keel support 60 of the weight.
Possible with the un-supported keel may be the cause of this issue. This report is about how the C-22 swing keel lock bolt can do little to help the sailboat self-right in a knockdown and in fact contribute to a capsize. You need to know what to do if this happens.
I call it a myth because that claim is not made by Catalina Yachts in the C-22 literature and because the design of the so-called lock bolt. Fairly common for the keel on an older Cat 22 to move a lot. Especially when it is down.
If the vertical lift when the keel is 34 down starts to reach 12 inch plus then you need to worry. Fixing it is well documented on the Cat 22 owners sites. Keel Casting Retrofit Eliminates Wear NB.
Sometimes the keel can be badly worn. For a complete understanding of the Catalina 22 and Catalina 25 swing keel pivot mechanism start with the first article in this series. History of Retractable Keel Design.
For many years bronze castings were used which were flush with the inside of the keel trunk. The cast iron keels were sand cast in Mexico and varied substantially in thickness. This video shows how we removed the swing keel from Seanachai our 1986 Catalina 22.
To receive the keel we built a rolling cradle based on a Rocco Dryfka. Removal and Repair of a stuck swing keel of a sailboat on a trailer. I liked Catalina because it is rather narrow especially the earlier version but I always thought that the ballast ratio of 25 for the swing keel which is only 250 kg with empty boat weight of 1000 kg was too little.
The wing keel by the way has a weight of 360 kg 1100 kg which gives a ratio of 30. For a complete understanding of the Catalina 22 and Catalina 25 swing keel pivot mechanism start with the first article in this series. History of Retractable Keel Design.
To repair the problem that creates wear to the keel and pivot pin you must eliminate the excess space between the keel and the hanger castings. This is my second Catalina 22. I will relate my efforts to get her back into sail away condition.
My first problem dealt with the swing keel. The keel is secured by four bolts. Her keel only had two.
Replacing the missing bolts became job One. Since I was going to replace all four bolts I needed to lower the keel and inspect the keel hangers. Yep your C-25 has the same swing keel issues as the C-22.
You dont want to support the hull on the retracted keel nor do you want the keel to hang by its cable when on the trailer. Rather lower the keel onto the trailer so that the weight of the keel is supported by trailer frame and the hull by the bunks. A properly functioning system is critical to safe and convenient operation of your swing keel Catalina.
The primary components include. A keel winch to provide the mechanical advantage a keel cable and keel eyebolt to connect the winch to the keel and the keel turning ball and hose to route the cable through the hull to the keel cable. I once had to repair a C22 whose swing keel line had snapped at anchor.
Keel swung down tide went out 200 lb keel buried itself in the soft sand. Boat then proceeds to move in the waves the keel snaps out of its fittings splits entirely down the centerline and positively mauls the centerboard trunk on the boat. The Catalina 22 MkII is a 216 655m cruising sailboat designed by Frank Butler United States.
She is built since 1995 by Catalina Yachts United States. The Swing keel version adopts an appendage configuration without compromise between draft and performance. The only drawbacks are the space taken inside and the price of the system.
Tips to prevent failure of the keel cable. Always lower the keel onto the trailer while trailering. Apply a bit of tension after lowering to set the winchs clutch and prevent a rats nest of cable as it unwinds.
Never allow excess slack in the cable after lowering the keel. If the cable is loose the cable will be waving in the. Remount the drum onto the winch body.
Or winch to the boat 23. With a helper applying firm tension on the cable from below wind the cable onto the winch as if you were raising the keel. Note that it will not be as tight as if the full weight of the keel were pulling on it 24.
C-22 Keel Pivot Pin Bushing. This stainless steel bushing is a retrofit used on Catalina 22 swing keels when wear to the pivot pin hole has caused a poor fit. The original keel had no bushing.
1 ID matches the original pin size. The hole in the keel must be bored out to 1-14 to accommodate the bushing. Wear to the pin or keel is a symptom of.
Regarding the pivot bushing issue. Ive repaired two damaged iron swing keel pivot holes a Venture 22 and a Catalina 25. On the Venture keel I put a greased wooden dowel inside a thin-wall hard rubber sleeve to keep it straight taped the sleeve in position in the keel hole and poured reinforced WEST epoxy resin around it.
Catalina 22 has remained essentially unchanged from the day it was introduced in 1969. Only the pivot for the swing keel version was changed about boat 250 and then according to a Catalina statement it was done for production purposes. Later a pop-top option was added and now 90 of the boats sold have this feature.
1977 Catalina 22 Sailboat with well-maintained Evinrude 75 hp outboard. Starts on first or second pull every time. The Swing Keel drafts 5 feet of water when down 2 feet of water when up.
Allowing you to motor or sail into low tide and shallow areas. Equipped with a PopTop for standing room in the saloon.