Phillip, I redid the antifouling spring 2006. Since mine had a "smile" I decided to try to fix that by 1. Grinding it down around the crack (approx. 3-4 inches above and below the crack). The upper half was glassed; the lower was lead with some fairing compound on it I believe. 2. Thoroughly cleaned the ground area with solvent 3. Applied West System epoxy with 4 layers of glass (1 layer coarse followed by three layers finer grade; I cut each layer slightly smaller than the previous one) 4. Sanded to flat surface 5. Applied 2 or 3 coats of special primer/sealer (don't remember the product name right now) 6. Applied antifouling
Maybe it was an effort of futility but believe me, I was happy when the boat was hauled out at the end of the 2006 season (in October that is in Michigan) and the "smile" had not come back. And after the winter 2006/2007 no "smile" either. It is still holding together. Maybe it was not such a bad job after all. Good luck with your project! Gerhard Goss "The Mystic" 4882 - C27 Traditional 1981 Lake Macatawa/Holland, MI -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Plotner Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 9:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: keel Phillip, I don't know of any reason the keel needs to be encased in fiberglass. I personally would just paint it with the antifouling paint. Doug Plotner Dawg Daze #6494 -----Original Message----- >From: Phillip HDz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jul 5, 2007 8:14 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: catalina27-talk: keel > > >Hi all >Question: is the keel suppose to be incased in fiberglass. or not? Or does >it matter?was inspecting the keel and noticed some has glass on it and some >has the bottom paint right on the lead. >Do I strip the paint and reglass or just put more bottom paint on? >Thanks >Phillip >Crystal Raven >2549 > >_________________________________________________________________ >Windows Live Hotmail with drag and drop, you can easily move and organize >your mail in one simple step. Get it today! >www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA153 >
