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Hey Alan,
I took a sort-of riverboat through the Erie Canal once. Cool trip, some
neat places to stop over. Lots of locks!OK, the crack-in-the-keel story. I only touched bottom once last winter,
edging up behind a reef in a small harbor in the DR. I was going all of
a knot or so when the boat stopped. No big deal, I thought. I backed off
and anchored in deeper water. It wasn’t until a couple of weeks later
that I was diving under the boat an noticed this 2′ crack running fore &
aft on the bottom of the keel, aft beneath the deep sump area of the
bilge. I inserted a knife blade into it and figured it was about 1/2″
deep. Damn! Well, there was nothing to do about it then & there, but
when I finally hauled the boat last week I had our local ‘glass master,
Jerry, ready with a grinder. While the boat hung in the slings he ground
out the damaged area, which wound up stretching another foot forward
than I’d been able to see underwater. Underneath the crack was a long,
1-1/2″ deep area of poorly laid mat and wads of hard putty. Someone –
Pearson or a PO – had done a halfassed job of patching under there,
creating a weak spot, a problem waiting for a little bump. I had simply
provided the bump.Now I have a deep, open gash down there, which I’ll let dry out on the
hard ’til October. Then Jerry will repair it – right, this time – and
it’ll be stronger than new. Life goeth on.Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
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No, Tor, that’s how my keel was, too. I found out by blocking the boat mid
keel and watching horrified as it collapsed. Then it started leaking from
the inside out.Hang in slings while I grind back to dry glass in a deep ‘v’ and then lay
up again for the total length from the aft end of ballast to about one foot
ahead of the aft end of the keel.Two days later, back in water and never ever block mid keel. Fore and aft
is ok.Bob
I’m not being terse. This is from my mobile.
On May 7, 2012 4:48 PM, “Silverheels” wrote:Quote:Hey Alan,I took a sort-of riverboat through the Erie Canal once. Cool trip, some
neat places to stop over. Lots of locks!OK, the crack-in-the-keel story. I only touched bottom once last winter,
edging up behind a reef in a small harbor in the DR. I was going all of
a knot or so when the boat stopped. No big deal, I thought. I backed off
and anchored in deeper water. It wasn’t until a couple of weeks later
that I was diving under the boat an noticed this 2′ crack running fore &
aft on the bottom of the keel, aft beneath the deep sump area of the
bilge. I inserted a knife blade into it and figured it was about 1/2″
deep. Damn! Well, there was nothing to do about it then & there, but
when I finally hauled the boat last week I had our local ‘glass master,
Jerry, ready with a grinder. While the boat hung in the slings he ground
out the damaged area, which wound up stretching another foot forward
than I’d been able to see underwater. Underneath the crack was a long,
1-1/2″ deep area of poorly laid mat and wads of hard putty. Someone –
Pearson or a PO – had done a halfassed job of patching under there,
creating a weak spot, a problem waiting for a little bump. I had simply
provided the bump.Now I have a deep, open gash down there, which I’ll let dry out on the
hard ’til October. Then Jerry will repair it – right, this time – and
it’ll be stronger than new. Life goeth on.Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
http://www.silverheels.us
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I block the forward (solid) part of the keel and the rudder skeg. You can tap the keel to hear where she is hollow.
Seven stanchions keep her level.Still thinking about filling the sump up to where I can at least reach the bottom. So far, I’ve found no material that I like.
Rich
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