When I worked for a small builder in the mid 80's, we bought salvage a Catalina 30 keel off a boat that went up on the Galveston jetties and was totaled. When we cut it up we found a number of bricks. I have heard of other such stories involving Catalina and Hunters Mark, Gratis (6115) Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael DeFazio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:12 PM Subject: catalina27-talk: Keel Problem
> I have a 1981 Catalina 27. There is a bulge in the > center of the port side of the keel. It is about 10 > inches long and about 12 inches high and protrudes > about 1 inch from the side of the keel. In an attempt > to repair it, the boat yard cut it open and found that > the keel is full of sand. The bulge contained loose > sand but the remainder of the sand within the keel is > packed very hard. The sand appears to be encased by a > lead shell about one quarter of an inch thick which > forms the keel with fiberglass and epoxy fairing over > the lead. Has anyone ever heard of this before? Any > suggestions for repair? > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.16/1251 - Release Date: 1/30/2008 9:29 AM > >
