[frers-list]Keel repair

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:19:21 -0400

Bob, Edgard, thank you very much for your comments and insight! 
I guess that my first step will be to explore how far does the air gap goes=
=2E

Edgar, if you have any pictures you can share you can do so at "austral at =
contal.ca"

Cheers,
Martin

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Bob=E2=80=99s advice is certainly better than mine, but if you want to be a=
 bit more quick and dirty, I=E2=80=99ve had good luck with Pettit FlexPoxy.=
 It comes in a calking tube with two chambers, so you meter it out with a c=
alking gun and mix it on a plate. Super easy, not a drippy mess like West s=
ystem pumps. The epoxy is a gel like consistency (without any additives nee=
ded) so you can fill up the void under the hole and smooth the outer surfac=
e to the approximate foil shape with a putty knife. It keeps it=E2=80=99s s=
hape while it sets even on the bottom of the keel. Much easier than to use =
than West epoxies. If you really tore up the glass shell in a grounding, th=
en you=E2=80=99ll need to get out the cloth and resin, but I=E2=80=99ve mad=
e two keel repairs of about 3 inches long where the joint between the two s=
ides had deteriorated and broken off. Both repairs were a single applicatio=
n then sanded smooth. I also use Flexpoxy to fillet the joint between the k=
eel and hull and to fair in the strut, and it lasts several seasons unlike =
Marine tex which cracks and flakes after a year. I have pictures, but i don=
=E2=80=99t think I can put them on this forum.

Edgar Smith, Pachyderm~   X  f  ) +-~   X  X    z 7  &  i  b      w(    Y =
  b =D8=A7~ =DF=AD  +-

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