>hi
>catalina keels are made of solid lead or cast iron
> could a po made a keel bolt repair
>or a repair ad some how put sand
>other edidance a toll keel replacement after keel torn of
>del kleitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] c-27 78 trd std at4
Michael DeFazio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks to all for the informative replies. Just to
close the loop, in regard to some of the replies, the
bulge is about mid-way down on the cast section of the
keel. The void with the loose sand is about an inch
deep. The area of the compressed sand, which seems to
have the color and hardness of firebrick, appears to
extend quite a way in all directions beyond the void.
Guess I'll just fill in the void with epoxy and
filler, push the lead "skin" back against it before it
sets, fair over the repair and go sailing. (With a
little effort, I managed to attach some not very clear
photos from my cell phone after the bulge was opened
to this message. I wasn't able to do it with the
initial message).
Michael
--- Michael DeFazio wrote:
> 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?
>
>
