https://i.postimg.cc/jn7VVPgg/Centerboard-Stop.jpg Just looked at this again while re-reading thru the thread... I have a question: Where is that line headed after it goes thru the pulley we see here... It appears that it is headed away from you towards the front of the boat? Can you take a picture...

I also have a 26C and I also have this problem. Mine has access to the centerboard pin from the bottom of the boat though. I have also added a thicc layer of rubber matting to the upgraded centerboard catch bar on the trailer. The CB now rests permanently on this rubber mat, hitting every damn boun...

Regarding the trailer's crossbar under the centerboard, it's a boat-saver. I read recently that many sailors release the raised centerboard so it can rest on the crossbeam once the boat is on the trailer. When you think of the leverage the heavy centerboard has on that lift line as it bounces down ...

I didn't see this possibility mentioned: On most 26S, the centerboard lift line comes up through a tube, around a block and through a metal stop before it proceeds forward, around another block, then aft to the hole out into the cabin. (Yeesh.) In the water, the centerboard can actually swing forwa...

Tah dah! works great... Went w the 600lb trailer winch (smallest I could find), over the tennis net crank (it was too difficult and the line against the side would cause friction and would bind). removed the cleat and reused the top most hole of the cleat for the bottom hole of the winch created two...

Just ordered this guy too: https://www.amazon.com/Zonon-Tensioning-Accessories-Detachable-Volleyball/dp/B0F6CZ2GTV/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=3J5D3IJ3QNMFF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.C4JV88OXtzkIYJWgD1GZDMC7sdaJM5ync76-MeffDw-NefhjzaDw-NKKJJp-vWDo1mc89LFuw6VWMABw7buU-s6Ng77Ho4VhMhzUpOTekvE_fHHoqCBrmeD2mYXgl3PBrj...

That being said, it just strikes me as strange that a winch is the solution. Why haven’t we seen posts about that problem from other owners of that Mac model? Agreed, not sure what I'm missing. Is there a 2:1 system hidden under the sink in most 26S's that's not in mine? I don't think so, the throw...

Small 600lb winch on the way. I chose it over the tennis net wench and the truck trailer lashing. Seems the best idea when taking in account the size, ease, and coat. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0749GHCKH?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image https://www.amazon.com/Zonon-Tensioning-Accessories-Detachable...

I like the wench idea, just trying to think of a way to hide it under the galley... maybe replace the pulley with the wench instead and have the working end accessible out the side so its a little polished and so your not hitting it w your hip as you walk by. But I hit a bit of a hiccop: https://i.p...

I'm glad its 35lbs and not 50.

50 lbs would be close to 120lbs force instead of 85... That would be even more rough.

Or maybe a tiny boat wench? Anyone know where to find a tiny one? Maybe something like this? https://www.amazon.com/TR-Industrial-600-Trailer-Winch/dp/B0749GHCKH/ref=mp_s_a_1_11?crid=1QEJIR3IL0N8V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.210dqPcImNbEYujVntmPvwRpuWp1ZR4I0Db_ctkjO1tPSrgPNFhaUELzzOU0AwUUuoPYh4QMmf7a2TsnkU...

Alternative thought?...

Maybe I could mount a cam cleat and put a t-handle on the end of the line. Then I could "row" it up. That, I can do with 83lbs.

83lbs.... Really?

No wonder I'm having so much trouble.

Got it pulled down again. 35lbs it weights 78 inch Pivot 8 inch from end Line attachment 21 inch from end Can someone calculate that force (at the line attachment while cb is vertical) and assuming the cb is uniform weight (which it felt close)? Also, does anyone know if there was ever a 2:1 system ...

Just checked alignment again, I moved the attachment point fore about an inch. No change. At this point, I'm not sure if I've been able to lift the thing at all. The only time I've taken the boat out, I thought I had lifted it up, but it was resting on the axle. I'm thinking that maybe I haven't bee...