[Public-list] Water in Keel Cavity

[John Irving]

Thanks Lee. I'm interested in hearing more about how you approached
the repair. Did you grind right through the keel? If not, how did you
inspect the ballast? You must have built up a laminate to cover your
work.. how did you know what to do?

I'm planning to grind off the antifouling paint in the Spring and see
what's there. Then maybe I'll grind out that gouge in the bottom of my
keel and fill it in. I'll put the "drill the holes and fill with
epoxy" project on the back burner for a while. It would be interesting
to know how much of a void there is between the ballast and the keel.
Thanks again for your response.

John


On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:14:23 EST, finnus505 at aol.com <finnus505 at aol.com> wrote:
> John Irving wrote:
> > This morning I checked my boat and noticed a wet  spot about 14" long
> > along the bottom of the forward end of the keel. The  boat is on stands
> > and is covered, with the front end Hey Alberg 30  friends,
> 
> We hit a rock hard this season, and when we hauled out, I had a small drip
> of water from the front of the keel.
> 
> I feared the worst, of water making its way to the iron ballast and all  that
> would mean. But grinding the area down, I found the impact had opened a  void
> in the laminate that must have been there for 37 years, and that the
> encapsulation of the ballast was still intact.
> 
> Hope this is encouraging to you, John,
> Lee
> Stargazer #255
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