[Public-List] Info on keel

[Richard Mair]

Forgot to mention that if you do let it sit after the grind do a quick light
grind or sand before the lay up..
Richard

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Richard Mair <ramair49 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The fiberglass will start to absorb water.A gouge like that would likely
> expose the fibers and that is what would cause the water absorption..Though
> the thickened epoxy will work it requires hauling  the boat.. If that is not
> a possibility now i would get some underwater epoxy and seal the gouges till
> the boat can be hauled..
>   My preference for a repair would be to grind around the gouges about 3
> inches out and taper the grind till the edges are just removing the gel
> coat..If you can at this point let it sit if there is any sign of moisture
> and let this dry out.. At this point cut progressively larger pieces of mat
> to roughly match the taper you ground. At the smallest area you will need to
> be 8 layers to give you the 1/4 inch.. 8 layers is the most you should put
> on at a time,and lay them up with polyester resin..After this you can fair
> and gel coat or inter protect 2000.
> Richard. into the blue 609
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 9:17 AM, edward schroeder <
> eddiediver at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> All; the Sail Chicago Club boat, Emotional Rescue #303, was run aground by
>> one of our members. After it was towed off by the Marine Police boat, the
>> Officer diver took digital photos which indicated 1/4 inch deep gouges in
>> the very bottom of the keel and approx. 6 inches up the sides of the keel.
>> We are preparing an insurance claim and need to assess the damages.
>> Emotional Rescue is an 1968 vintage.
>>
>> The question; is the very bottom surface of the keel metal or is it a
>> fiberglass? After a week, we are not getting more water in the bilge. I have
>> no idea if the fiberglass is slowly becoming saturated with water. Help!
>>
>> Ed Schroeder
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