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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff><tt>From:</tt> <tt>
"Michael Grosh" <mgrosh@shore.intercom.net></tt>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>from aft the first two have the pans for the
batteries. the third is just open space. my question is I am not sure what I am
seeing. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>my question is on older models #145 is this
what I should see, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Those compartments are not particularly finished
off, and on the older boats (no liner) the woven fiberglass you see is the
only hull there is-perhaps 1 inch thick solid 'glass.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>is it possible that water can get into the
space between the outer hull and the metal in the keel. thanks in
advance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems to me that some things are just beyond the
need to worry about-The ballast area is above the bilge level where bilge water
normally slops around (engine compartment), but I am not going to presume that
means no water infiltrates into the area. I'm aware of the power of rust to
expand and destroy things, but I know of no Alberg that has had that
problem-perhaps because the iron used in the ballast is more resistant to rust
than regular steel. Then again, maybe it rusts just enough to seal up the cracks
that normally develop between dissimilar materials. I believe one would have to
destroy the keel anyway to find out what's going on in there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>#220</FONT></DIV>
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