I have some fire brick, left over from getting a re-lined chamber in my
(really old) furnace. It is a strange material. It crumbles easily and you
actually cut it with a coarse saw, such as a keyhole saw. The color is very
sand-like.
Dave S.
On 3/4/08 6:16 AM, "Sailor Chef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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)
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> ----- 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?
>>
>>
>>
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