Spring Keel at St. Francis Yacht ClubMarch 3 - 4
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1Race 2Race 3
1Witchy Woman6213
2Motorcycle Irene9126
3Baffett10631
4Wile E Coyote15744
5Magic Bus17458
6Xena18972
7El Raton193115
8Moxie20569
9Bessie Jay3112127
10Mirage3111911
11Peaches3214810
12Elise35131012
13Kolibri3781415
14Opa!39101514
14Wild Mojo41151313
15Radio Flyer4916DNF16
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Author: Franklin Poupore ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Re: Keel bolts/keelson
Info: (19200 views) Posted: Saturday 6-8-02 05:24:00 AM
Franklin Poupore on 6/8/102 4:57 AM said:

Sorry about that I hit the wrong button. In 2000 when I purchased Ruby My Dear there was a slight crack around the joint, the surveyor was not alarmed. I tried a minor fix of grinding out the crack and filling with fairing compound but when itrailed the boat 20 miles the crack returned. Then I felt I had to try a more permanent fix. I then lossened the nuts to the top of the bolts and dropped the keel to the nuts,approximently 2 inches, cleaned all the old adhesive and filled with west system 404 high density filler and tightened the bolts. Then I ground a v around the joint and laid up three layers of epoxy and glass mat.Then I faired the joint with fairing compound and then barrier coat and vc. One word of caution be careful to take measurements of the placement of the keel prior to dropping so you keep the proper alighment. Since the fix I have raced the boat and trailered it to Key West and back with no recurrance of the crack.

Franklin Poupore

#25 Ruby My Dear

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>>>>Any dry sailors out there every experience surface (or worse) cracking at the keel/hull interface? Just noticed one about two inches long, but it may just be a surface crack in the new VC U epoxy. Anyone ever deal with loose keel bolts?

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