I would have a very good look at this one before buying. This looks to me like a rough prior repair exposing itself but hard to say. It does not look as though it came from the builder that way.
If it were me I would check the where the keel bolts land but also the structure around it - the floors (meaning the structural members) and where they attach to the hull. Look for repairs, signs of surgery, rotten wood or other damage. From outside I’d want to skim it with an angle grinder to expose what’s beneath. There has obviously (I think...) been some work done, this would be a fair question to ask the owner about this, point blank. ‘What work has been done around the keel hull joint and has any work been done around the internal framing or support members? ‘ Based only on your pic I’d be less worried about the bolts than about shoddy repair work or a failed structural piece. (Or both). Anything can be repaired. Good luck, am curious to learn what you find. Dave 33-2 windstar https://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/?m=1 Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 28, 2020, at 4:47 PM, <nausetbe...@optonline.net> > <nausetbe...@optonline.net> wrote: > > > I looked at a boat yesterday that seemed like a good contender for a “next” > boat, right up until just prior to leaving I looked more closely at the keel > and found something that does not look particularly good. I am hoping for > some sage advice from the list, as in a) walk away, or b) might be repaired, > and if so what would be entailed and is it worth it. This would have to be > on the current owner’s tab, or a very hefty discount in the price. > > I tried to attach low res pics but that exceeded the list max message size, > so here is a link I hope works: > https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNHJ22k8kS3ukfBzXz67enViRMDw3GAOASwiS49uupKViTIDFeNzLj1LE_pav81Yw?key=QkR1X0FXWlgyclBzY1JYcUtIckRJRGh3dzIyMURR > > The keel has a fairly significant crack extending at least 18” aft from the > leading edge. [The bottom was recently painted and I did not try to follow > it further aft.] That gap [in the attached photos] is at least 3/8” on the > horizontal axis and about ¼” on the vertical. The trailing edge has some > cracks which are not overly visible, again due to the bottom paint. > Unfortunately I did not look closely at / around the keel bolts, nor do I > have any internal photos, as I noticed this after the boat was closed up. > The boat is 4 ½ hours away so getting more photos is not feasible. > > To my untrained eye it appears there was a hard grounding and the keel almost > seems to have shifted aft in addition to down, based on the angle of the line > from the fairing of the hull down to the leading edge of the keel. But there > does not appear to be any movement aft at the trailing edge, though possibly > it was punched up. This does not appear to be along the sump / keel joint as > the crack is angled upwards and is not horizontal. The owner claims there > have been no hard groundings when asked directly, only a handful of soft > groundings, predominantly in sand, but I have read even that can do damage. > The boat was recently under contract and surveyed and that buyer decided > against going forward. The reasons given by the broker did not include any > mention of damage revealed during the survey. I do not have a copy of that > buyers survey. > > Any thoughts on what would need to be done to remedy this, or am I better off > to move on and keep looking? Should the keel be dropped and the keel bolts > examined? Or would there be other, less intrusive / expensive fixes which > would be sufficient and safe? I realize it is difficult to really determine > the best repair without physically examining the boat but any advice on what > likely would be required is appreciated. > > Thanks, > Brian > >
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