Vision 32 keel studs replacement

[blue_water_quest]

Greetings fellow sailors,
Does anybody here have any experience with replacing the keel studs on a vision 32?
I have a view keel bolts that show different stages of deterioration and the marine contractor recommended replacing them.

Any input would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[blue_water_quest]

 

[heritage]

Assuming that your keel is lead, there is no easy way to replace the keel bolts. They were cast into the keel when poured. Your pics shows bolts with fairly severe crevice corrosion caused by salt water. The bolts were deprived of oxygen where they were covered with the keel nuts allowing the ss to lose its ability to resist corrosion.

This is what I did to address a similar situation on my H27:
https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article&mid=16&aid=100023&mn=27_75-84

The fix recommended by the boat yard would have been substantially more than the value of the boat. Its been a couple of years now and the Frankenstein bolts are holding up just fine.

 

[blue_water_quest]

@heritage

Thank you for your reply.

It looks like an interesting & creative option.