[Public-List] Crack in Keel

[gdinwiddie at alberg30.org]

Marcelo,

Yes, the hulls were laid up as two sides and then joined together. My 
boat is also a 1973, and I discovered that the exterior of the join is 
syntactic foam, similar to what's used inside the rudder blade. I don't 
know what's inside the ballast cavity.

  - George

On 10/7/21 1:47 PM, Marcelo D. Gentinetta via Public-List wrote:
> Were the hulls on these boats built as two halves joined together along the centerline? The crack seems to imply that.
> Marcelo
> #441
> 
>> On Oct 7, 2021, at 10:08 AM, George Dinwiddie via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>
>> John,
>>
>> Your photos are now available at https://alberg30.org/maintenance/disorganized/keel-crack/
>>
>> - George
>>
>> On 10/6/21 8:54 PM, JOHN BYRNE via Public-List wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Please see attached keel photos of 1972/3 Alberg 30 presently for sale…hull # unknown…crack runs three quarters the length of the keel; about 15 ft…boat donated to current owner last year; no history available…boat sitting on trailer…owner believes leak in freshwater tank and over time water settled along iron keel…winters in New England…other minor issues with this boat, but is this keel issue a deal breaker??? Looking for estimate to repair before buying…thanks in advance, John
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   When I remember bygone days                         George Dinwiddie
   I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
   So many I loved were not yet dead,           http://www.Alberg30.org
   So many I love were not yet born.                          also see:
                'The Middle' by Ogden Nash     http://idiacomputing.com
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