Hi Howard, Hoopers is just who I used to repair my boat which is a lot like Andrei's situation. I just sent him (off list) my recommendation of them as well. They used to be a dealer for Montgomery boats and I believe they know the boat very well.
--Chad On Sep 30, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Howard Audsley wrote: > Andrei: > > Bob has it right, but if you are not comfortable doing that type of > work (there is some danger working under it), talk to the guys at > Hoopers: > > http://www.hoopersyachts.com/ > > They have a great glass man who knows the boat and the repair you > need. > > Howard > > > On Sep 30, 2008, at 11:59 AM, Andrei Caldararu wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> it appears the problem I mentioned earlier (the keel cracked at and >> below the centerboard stop pin) is much more difficult and serious >> than I thought before. I am writing to everyone in the hope that >> maybe someone has dealt with something similar and has some advice to >> give. >> >> Here is what I was able to see today at the boat yard I took my 1982 >> M-17 to. The stop pin is bent. On one side of the keel, a triangular >> piece of fiberglass has come off. It is about 1.5 x 1 in in size. On >> the other side of the pin the outside of the keel has a crack, about >> 2in long. It appears to not be just superficial, it is probably the >> fiberglass that is cracked. >> >> One other item that has started to concern me more is the fact that >> at the place where the keel (outer part, part of the hull) and the >> centerboard trunk come together, at the very bottom of the keel, >> there is no seal between them. Is that normal? Along the entire >> joint, along the length of the centerboard opening, there is a space >> about 1/16 of an inch between the two, on both sides of the cb >> opening. So water can go into what I assume must be the area of the >> keel to the left and right of the cb trunk. If that opening was >> sealed when the boat was new, how was it sealed? >> >> With regard to the cracks in the keel, the guy at the boat yard said >> I have two options. One way is to take the cb out, and repair the cb >> trunk where it is cracked (he said it probably is) from the inside, >> repair the crack in the outside hull, and lay up fiberglass where the >> missing piece is. Total cost would be about $3500 (ouch). Version two >> would be to do a repair only on the outside of the keel: grind away >> some of the existing fiberglass below the cb pin, and lay two or >> three layers of fiberglass cloth above the existing fiberglass. That >> would lead to having a small bulge on the keel below the cb stop pin, >> but he said it would probably not affect the sailing characteristics >> of the boat. Since this way he does not need to take out the cb, and >> does no repairs on the inside, the cost would be around $1300 (still >> quite a lot). He charges $90/hour, is this typical? >> >> My questions are: has anyone dealt with a similar problem? What is >> inside the keel between the cb trunk and the outer hull skin of the >> keel? Is it filled solid with lead? Does water getting in that area >> cause problems? I sail my boat from the trailer, so it doesn't have >> bottom paint and it would never sit in the water for more that a day >> at a time, perhaps a week per month if we were ever to go out on a >> trip somewhere. >> >> Any suggestions will be highly appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Andrei. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats >> > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
