sorry you found bulge happened I would guess they add filler like this for may reasons when I think about it a keel of that size would be quite heavy. I am assuming part if the reason is to I've the correct righting but keep the weight to a structurally sound not having to keep all that weight on the boat. I would also expect the firebrick is a way to keep the cost down and the price down. we can all be sure that if it effected quality we would have known about this much earlier. when you put the lead back on you might want to weld it back for a better seal just my 2 cents good luck with the repair. Mike M
> Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 07:28:15 -0500> Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Keel > Problem> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> > > > > > 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)> > 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 Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.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> >> > >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/
