keel damage
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Glass cloth certainly would not hurt but if it happens again the cloth will last about 5 minutes longer than thickened epoxy without.
You could also refill with lead(asumming that is the material) and then glass and fair. Again, it will not prevent reoccurance given enough time. Luckily it is an easy fix.
Looking at the photos again, please make sure none of this "bite" goes into the keel stub. That would certainly complicate any attempt at repair.
You could also refill with lead(asumming that is the material) and then glass and fair. Again, it will not prevent reoccurance given enough time. Luckily it is an easy fix.
Looking at the photos again, please make sure none of this "bite" goes into the keel stub. That would certainly complicate any attempt at repair.
a friend used one night and after dragging had to cut my brand new anchor. upon further discussion found out the rode had wrapped around the keel, hence the "bite". guess i'll have help with the repair.
also noticed a crack at the top of the keel. infamous "catalina smile" or could be connected?
also noticed a crack at the top of the keel. infamous "catalina smile" or could be connected?
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Looks like the keel/stub seam at the bottom edge of the bite ??.. Looks like the chain or pennant got through the glass skin and into whatever core stuff is in the stub there.. A prudent repair would be to get a good fiberglass guy to look at it and follow that direction. Looks like you will have to fill it with a heavy filler (West System g-flex and high density filler or equivalent) then fair it smooth.. then band it with glass strips/epoxy, fairing into the glass forward and above the damage. Good idea to have a lot of compressive strength there because in the event of a grounding, the trailing edge of the keel will try to rotate into that space.
Suggest contacting Don Huseman 310-547-4604 home and 310-418-6481 cell and email huseman@mindspring.com who repairs keels or your recommended local boat repair yard.
Almost certainly Jaws...
I was going to say shark bite but Jaws is definitely more likely. He had a heckuva grip with those stainless steel teeth! ;-)
This is not really a structural repair, but rather a cosmetic one. The repair can be made by building layers of mat and roving with a good dose of West System High Density thickened epoxy betwen the wetted out layers or if you want less glass work, you can cut a piece of core material of your choice and epoxy it to the "shark bite. After curing, build up layers of mat and roving around the core and finish with Low Density fairing compound,sand, seal with epoxy barrier, antifoulant primer and finally bottom paint. However, if you merely sealed the damage, you could sail with the anachronistic void forever with a small sacrifice in aerodynamics but considerable offense to the sanctity of your soul. Good luck, Ron
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