In my personal experience, I would STRONGLY advise against rebedding your keel in epoxy.
In the spring of 2013, while exiting the channel from the Yacht Club into Lake Ontario my 29-2 hit a "lump" of sand that a dredging contractor had left in the middle of the channel. Boat was motoring at 5.5 knots when we hit and it stopped virtually dead in the water . crew was thrown off their feet by the impact. Within a couple of days, the boat started to leak around the keel bolts. When the keel was dropped by Wiggers, they found that the previous owner had dropped the keel and rebedded it with epoxy. The impact on the sand had cracked the epoxy bedding and allowed LOTS of water to leak into the hull. They rebedded the keel with Sikaflex and I have had no problems since. Moral, the epoxy is "brittle" with no "give" and any impact can break the hull / keel joint .. Flexible sealant is the best way to do this job Fair Winds, Bob Hickson, P. Eng. Frenchman's Bay Yacht Club, C and C 29 mark 2, Flying Colours, 416-919-2297 bobhick...@rogers.com <mailto:bobhick...@rogers.com>
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