Update on keel box: Trying to remove old blistered gel coat from inside
Many moons ago I asked @CloudDiver for some advice on removing the old gel coat... his reply was something along the lines of "get creative"! Lets see what you guys think of my creativity!
If you look back through my thread you will see I modified a hole saw to be used with a drill to clean the round ends of the keel box and slot out, removing the majority of the old rotten gel coat. Then I used a sanding disk on the drill and went as far as I could down into the slot clearing away the old gel coat. That's how it has stood for the last year or so.
Latest effort saw me trying to make a contraption out of my angle grinder, two rear one way sprockets from a kiddies bicycle and a bicycle chain to get down into the slot. It is however to narrow and probably would have proved fatal if used! Either frustration or sanity prevailed and I simply made use of what we call "domkrag" in South Africa! Said angle grinder sanding discs, 36 grit, mounted onto a sturdy plank and my "garden executive"... he made good progress but still not enough before the sun went down.
I then purchased as big as I could get from my local hardware store - a bastard file rasp! I then epoxied this thing onto another sturdy plank and had a go myself the next day at the slot. I don't have the "dom" part of the "krag" and quickly decided this was no good. Plan "b" follows...
These photos are from before plan "b"...
I have an idea for you. If you have a Sawzall type reciprocating saw.
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Buy a nice stiff blade for it. I would suggest a pruning blade as they are long enough and quite stiff.
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Drill several holes in the blade to attach a wooden/metal extension to it so it can reach the bottom of your keel pocket. Then add a piece of plywood sized to hold a half sheet of sand paper. you now have a skinny reciprocating sander that can reach the bottom of the pocket.
Hi LR, blue print downloaded off internet Jaguar 22 forum from UK. It was about beefing up the mast compression post support. Yahoo group for Jaguar 22 in UK under downloads. I thinkBoat is looking great !
1) Where did you source that C22 blueprint ?
2) Are you trying to compete with @CloudDiver or are you his lost cousin ? The photos are starting to look similar.
I assume they are all the same. (Mine is an 87 and it's measurements are)Rudder mountings on transom.... can some kind soul please measure the position of the transom mounts for the rudder from the bottom of the transom upward. Thanks in advance!
10 mins is up!EDIT: I will update this post with gudegeon measurement so bolt centres can be calculated. Gimme10 mins.
my lines aren't so straight after beer...Greg, come visit here and paint my boot stripe! (free room/lodging & beer included).
Thanks. I do like the post but it may be a bit overkill for my small 22 cabin. Still a ways off from actually installing it.As a guy who fiddles around with wood, that is one beautiful post! I'm going to have to look into Balau now that you mentioned it. I used quite a bit of Mahogany on my boat when I replaced some wood parts since teak is so hard and expensive to find. It's great to see your progress, keep up the good work.