[Public-List] Keel Repairs

americo silva picomar1957 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 29 03:43:35 PDT 2020


if you have water coming out from keel you should let it drain out

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 5:46 PM John Irving via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> No water dropped out and the repair looks great!  Thanks for the help!
>
> > On Apr 28, 2020, at 5:31 PM, George Dinwiddie via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > Going a little further, if you have water coming out from the keel,
> first grind or cut at the spot where the water is appearing and fill with
> plumber's epoxy putty, which will cure in water. Water will create pathway
> through regular epoxy.
> >
> > Then layup some new glass, and when that kicks off, fair with Quick
> Fair. Oh, wash the cured epoxy with soap and water before continuing with
> the next layer. This removes the "amine blush" that inhibits adhesion.
> >
> > - George
> >
> >> On 4/28/20 3:55 PM, Mike Lehman via Public-List wrote:
> >> John, Gord's assessment is excellent, you may want to check out System 3
> >> Quick Fair epoxy fairing compound. It is 2 part and great for underwater
> >> i.e. blisters etc. What I like is that it is thick and is 1 part to 2
> parts
> >> plus or minus 20% so it is hard to screw up the mix.
> >> Mike Lehman
> >> ~~~_/)_/)~~_/)~~~
> >>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 10:51 AM John Irving via Public-List <
> >>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>> Hi Folks,
> >>> Last summer I was bringing Scotch Bonnet from Burlington Vt. To Cape
> Cod
> >>> via the Champlain Barge Canal.  We hit an unmarked rock in the
> channel.  I
> >>> t wasn’t leaking and didn’t look too bad so we continued on our way.
> Now I
> >>> have a launch date in 2 weeks and am looking for advice to repair it.
> I’m
> >>> hoping to repair it, but have limited access due to the blocking.
> Launch
> >>> scheduling is tough as it has to be on a very high tide.  It’s also40
> >>> degrees out which isn’t great for glass work outside.  Any thoughts?
> >>>
> >>> John Irving
> >>>
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