Phillip, Encasing a lead keel in fiberglass is optional. Having glass around the keel protects the lead from being deformed in a grounding. Lead is very malleable. Glass protects it. It's a fairly common "yard job" to wrap the keel in glass when doing a high-end repair job on the keel.
As somebody else pointed out, having glass around the keel to stubb joint is highly desirable and prevents the "smile" - a leaking joint that can cause corrosion to the keel bolts. Fair winds, Judy B 1975 TR Bijou, #3459 http://www.blumhorst.com/catalina27/catalinahomepage.htm ----- Original Message ---- From: Phillip HDz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 5, 2007 5:14:48 PM 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
