Manta 19 Trailer Sailer - Old Message Board

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Author:	peter booker
Date:	Thu 3 May 2007 13:15:07
Subject:	drop plate
Message:	Further to my earlier request for help I can report that my boat is now happily afloat with the drop keel down. Only problem is that I can't get it to stay connected to the small piece of wire/chain and lift it up. The keel appears to be stopped from falling completely out of the bottom of the skeg by a lug on the aft edge of the plate (established this when the boat was raised off the trailer in the drive). I think either this lug is corroded and there isn't enough "meat" left on the plate for it to positively connected to the wire/chain or there is some other problem. Has anyone any information of the position of the pivot bolt and do you need to remove the keel completely to undertake modifications? Any assistance would be gratefully received. many thanks Peter.

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