[Public-List] Beneath the sole...

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Derrick
Go to the alberg web site look in maintainance/disorganized/batterybox and
you will see what I did with the space, also what it looks like below the
sub floor.  I have tried to drill into the cast iron keel and gave up
after 10 min because I could not make even a small penitration.

John Boor
MAHSEER #380

> Hello everyone,
> I have a question about what exactly lies under the cabin sole? On my boat
> (#127) I have 4 hatches that get progressively smaller in depth as one
> moves forward. The one closest to my engine is where my battery currently
> lies. My question is what lies below the bottom of the compartments. I
> realize that as one moves forward, the iron keel would begin to rise up
> but is there not a large empty space down there below the first two
> compartments? This seems like an incredible waste of space if indeed it is
> empty and would be a great location for an extra water/fuel tank for long
> distance cruising would it not?
> If anyone has any experience with this I would love to hear about it.
> Also, how hard is it to reach the iron in the keel? I would like to drill
> into it in order to attach a ground for an HF radio?
> Thanks
> Derrick
> Mara II #127
>
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