I finally got my boat into the lift for bottom paint yesterday. I decided to use SeaHawk Systems Shark Skin Epoxy with copper additive. I'll also be replacing m y broken keel cable at this time. When I was under the boat yesterday I noticed water dripping from one of the plugs for the swing keel acc...

This year my keel cable broke. So now that she's out of the water I can get it up the lift and start working on it. Does anyone have pics from a keel cable replacement? I'd like to get what I need ordered so while its on the lift I can just fix the necessary stuff.

TIA

In my 26s it's mounted through the hull in the lazarette floor.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CII5NP3GK3P22hTUBZj0U06l76sb_WbF3T66M7NdAWKGbPLPS0zP934UbClFfIpxn95Nta677VwhXCbyd0fyUkPFG36l6JGROegbvJGTjike7znOk8_D3aMRWLvP-nXfugyKeP07us2rJ6NLm_9klNa2raHidF_ZZLBosKBPKi7jEsGpzXle-O87xwbl1dSaL-3cxP-XJK7tPNuqJm1CYNEZySuirUDJMR3gd_2n8jbvLP7UaOrXfq89ofuv_1wGb7G3XAcjk...

I also made a new mount for the outboard out of aluminum. It works very nicely and looks great. If anyone would be interested in a group buy on the mounts let me know. I would like to see at least five units for the group buy. I'm not sure about pricing yet but probably somewhere in the $200-300 ran...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wP5HI-p4nErsDZQ7PG6bM2B8euln12BSJkJmCNY6zTR8CPvgXzk-iWkFuTsNnAkrxWzZyJhBJ-17HbtGVgC4BkuzGwcVZQfGk7q2ggWraiX74Dot6vViloa71JVeE6mGj8TI96sTtd9B6P_aTqfsxrpble0nyA2kOVgM7kUbAlIU2S8518IiKD3WpSimnteQi2xD_Vk6hHahcfzLXIigZ0W6LuVCty6MhsyCsniHsbJWlYVeY34HAe8tiNAL7Jnn5LvRP5iGA...

A few during the rebuild https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LXR9dO0fgKFbJPTdhpedF2Z1OvQe1LmOc9pc9A4CmEU-ZVwB0y2319-SFW1u0RGBd934FYRpoyppUdPSGGn_TvbuM3NSbeMiYkD_Elyv47Iv6Qe53o2R5OK7EQN3fdDxFY6PhfD6UOig41docl_Cb9Jk2-7KEKoCaJSIVCaVNIAUgLpQ8VEAX30sb0uCM927Nty3Xe8YJbE75uD-uFVck19Q_mmqZgNsacfOiOD78Ui_2J4wU...

Here are some pictures of my boat post op. I fiberglassed the hull/deck seam and painted it.





Dumped it in the water last night.

Well, I went ahead and did it. I deleted the rub rail. Glassed it all in. It was 100x more work than I thought it would be too. I expected to get it done over winter. Then it moved into spring. Then I went sailing around Cape Hatteras. Then I did an Atlantic Crossing that ate up a large portion of m...

Wow thats an amazing job. Congrats! I'm in the same process right now with my 26S. Paint coming soon.

I am considering deleting my rub rail entirely and glassing the deck to the hull with fiberglass tape. I'm currently in the process of prepping the boat for paint so it's now or never. I hate the way it looks, it's always leaked. And replacing the rub rail that I don't need is ridiculously expensive...

mdbrown wrote:I'm up in Heyworth. This is also my first year with the M26, and we have a slip at Clinton Lake.

Okay cool!

Did you buy the M26 that was for sale up in Dewitt?

Interesting. However, the 28 model seems a little sparse on interior amenities in comparison to the 26 M X

After the plastic plug is removed insert the outer rubber gasket. http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv211/lpinson1/Macgreor%2026S/IMG_1314.jpg The just push the light in. Holds it nicely. http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv211/lpinson1/Macgreor%2026S/IMG_1315.jpg Much more to come......

I wanted to share my new lighting. There are plenty of bolt access holes with the little plastic plugs in the ceiling. If you can run the wiring easily its a great spot for these little lights. No drilling or cutting required. The price can't be beat and they're super bright. http://www.ebay.com/itm...