Wow that quite a crack I can’t help in that department What size of boat are you looking for?
On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 4:47 PM <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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > -- Joel Delamirande *www.jdroofing.ca <http://www.jdroofing.ca>*
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