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The most obvious way is a bolt passing through box and keel.
If the box is high, the bolt can be fitted above the keel.
This system can be dangerous when the boat goes aground.
We prefer a cable passing above the keel from one side of the box to the other, with a spinnaker shackle at the end, so it can be released under strain.
I'm installing a more complex system.
There us a long bolt passing through the keel.
On the top of the box, a pair of hooks. When the lifting rope is released, tle bolt is locked. When you want to haul up, the hooks are retracted and the keel is no longer locked...
Phil
----- Original Message -----From: k9252ySent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 2:50 PMSubject: [MicroClass] Locking keel downHi,
I have recently purcased a micro 18 - suspected as a salty marine one.
At the moment the keel drops down into its box however there is no means to lock it down.
How do you all lock your keel in the down position when sailing? I need to make my keel secured and the casing watertight when sailing to comply with the new fyca cat 4 guidelines.h
Many thanks,
k9252y
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