Well, I figured one way out of how to fix it... Dive mask and a crowbar. Not preferred though. Also learned that sticking something down the hole where the keel's cable goes (in this case a flexible metal rod), will not work. It did make its way all the way out out of the hull, but I later saw that ...

Thanks EZ... We're hoping to fix this one in the water. Hope I don't have to break out my scuba gear. Do you know how full it needs to be? Eg: if I put a rod down through the hole and measured the depth, how much do we need?

Hello (again) I've seperated this post from my previous one on the stuck keel to track the issues independently. We have a MacGregor 26s that we've enjoyed for a couple of years. When we put it in the water this past weekend (after several months on a trailer), we had some trouble with the water bal...

Greetings all, This is my first post to the group, so hello! We have had our MacGregor 26 s for a couple of years and occasionally have trouble with the keel dropping down from the up position. We put the boat in for the first time this year over the past weekend and again, it would not descend. I h...