Thanks for your kind words and to Bruno for his but that write up and solution is based on the help I received from others on this list (referred to and quoted on the blog) who had addressed the problem before I did. All I did was document that and my own variations on their themes. Credit where due and I’m glad it helps as I’m sure those others are. Yes this list is invaluable.
In answer to your question - imo you should bed the keel at the end. get everything clean dry and prepped before starting any finishing and in any case, rebedding will require tightening the keel bolts, which you can’t do till your done the repair. If you can lift the hull off the keel without a lot of hassle and expense and get those long bolts out of the way your life will be easier. The two are a trade off. Holes - I’d just Empty the cavity Of wet putty as a priority. Do that and you won’t need to drill any holes. I drilled to investigate the amount of water trapped, next time (lol) I won’t bother. you already know all you need to know about the water ingress. Plan and visualize your steps. Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2020, at 9:30 AM, David Swensen <ka123dswense...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Wow. You guys are awesome. Great info. Dave S, Your blog will be my bible > over the next couple of months. > I get the impression I should rebed the keel hull joint before addressing the > mast step cavity. But I should drill into that cavity to accelerate the > draining/ drying first? Each time I raise the hull by giving the all the > jackstands a few quarter turns, that front bolt drains more water. > > Thanks again to all! And thank you Stu for the list. I will make another > purchase/ donation soon. This list is invaluable. > David > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
