[frers-list]Keel repair
Jeffrey Armstrong
frers-list@lists.frers33.com
Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:09:49 -0500
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It is spring you know and all our attention is beginning to turn to =
getting the snow off. So, just a little mental exercise before we =
actually get down to the yard and face the music.
We (I) managed to not miss a piece of ledge last summer while out =
exploring in Casco Bay. When we pulled out last fall, we had some slight =
damage to the bottom of the keel on the starboard side, nicked off abit =
of glass. But we also had a hairline crack at the hull/keel joit on the =
port side. Everything appears to be fine elsewhere.
The joint is primarily mechanical, I believe, with the keel held in =
place with the keel bolts and some type of bedding compound used at the =
seam/joint.I am wondering if anybody has had to make a repair to this =
keel/hull joint. I have had various suggestions from several "experts" =
but am still not quite sure how to handle it.I guess the question is =
whether to use a flexible bedding compound like 5200 or 4200 or go to an =
epoxy or fiberglass resin based filler? Grind it out abit, go deep; =
just go over the top? What was used to fill the space in the original =
work? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
God, you got to love it... stepping off into the unknown.
Jeff Armstrong
jarmstr1@maine.rr.com
Eastern Exposure=20
Caroll Marine 1991
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is spring you know and all our =
attention is=20
beginning to turn to getting the snow off. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>So,=20
just a little mental exercise before we actually get down to the yard =
and face=20
the music.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We (I) managed to not miss a piece =
of ledge=20
last summer while out exploring in Casco Bay. When we pulled out last =
fall, we=20
had some slight damage to the bottom of the keel on the starboard side, =
nicked=20
off abit of glass. But we also had a hairline crack at the hull/keel =
joit=20
on the port side. Everything appears to be fine =
elsewhere.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The joint is primarily mechanical, I =
believe, with=20
the keel held in place with the keel bolts and some type of bedding =
compound=20
used at the seam/joint.I am wondering if anybody has had to make a =
repair to=20
this keel/hull joint. I have had various suggestions from several =
"experts" but=20
am still not quite sure how to handle it.</FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>I guess=20
the question is whether to use a flexible bedding compound like 5200 or =
4200 or=20
go to an epoxy or fiberglass resin based filler? Grind it out abit, go =
deep;=20
just go over the top? What was used to fill the space in the =
original=20
work? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>God, you got to love it... stepping off =
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unknown.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff Armstrong</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eastern Exposure </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Caroll Marine 1991</FONT></DIV>
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