S2 7.3 Wet Keel ?

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Mike Palmer

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Has anyone heard of a wet keel on an S2 7.3 ? I am looking into purchase and the picture of the bildge was wet. He said it was hallow with a wet keel and it could be pumped out when you want less? He also described that the keel was moulded in and no keel bolts? I have an S2 8.0 shoal draft so I have nothing to go on.
Thank you for any input.
 
BobM

BobM

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Jun 10, 2004
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S2 9.2A Winthrop, MA
Most cruising s2 boats have an integral keel with a deep sump aft. No keel bolts required.
 
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BobM

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Jun 10, 2004
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S2 9.2A Winthrop, MA
Never heard anyone call it a wet keel. Ballast is usually lead shot or scrap encased in resin.
 
heritage

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Hunter 27 Pecan Grove, Oriental, NC
I had a 7.3 in the early 90s and was astounded that in the bottom of the tiny bilge there was still some dry sawdust from the interior construction. Water had never been in that bilge. And there are no keel bolts.

The water that you are seeing hopefully came from above. If not, a severe grounding could allow water to enter the keel cavity. Even then, there would need to be a crack between the cavity and the bilge.
 
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Mike Palmer

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Jul 9, 2011
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S2 8.0 Windycrest
Thank you for the replies.

I just couldn't figure it out from the data available online that anything like that was made for an S2. It is something I'll be vary aware of during pre-buy inspection. Thank you fellow S2 owners.
heritage said:
I had a 7.3 in the early 90s and was astounded that in the bottom of the tiny bilge there was still some dry sawdust from the interior construction. Water had never been in that bilge. And there are no keel bolts.

The water that you are seeing hopefully came from above. If not, a severe grounding could allow water to enter the keel cavity. Even then, there would need to be a crack between the cavity and the bilge.
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BobM

BobM

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As Heritage stated. The nice thing about an integral keel is no keel bolts. The downside is that a grounding can damage the fiberglass. Water can get into the ballast. In a worst case freezing can further damage keel integrity. I had to fix keel damage twice, but in both cases i suspect it happened in the yard...a suspicion further confirmed yesterday when i observed my boat hauled. They place the boat on a trailer with hydraulic pads, but the keel sits on a crossbar they put a block of wood on. I watched the owner stop them from placing the keel too far forward on the crossbar...right where i have seen damage twice...once on each side. Easy to fix...but who needs the extra work.
 
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