keel repair

I picked up an almost free Merit 22 last weekend (had to pay for gas for 1,000 mile round trip), and it's far from perfect but shouldn't take that much work to get on the water. There are few issues that need to be addressed: 1. The keel support rusted out, and as a work around for moving the...

Hello all, thanks in advance I am considering purchasing this 1984 catalina 36 and completing the two Catalina engineered repair jobs myself (attached). I have spoken to some people that havn't seen the boat but say I will need to drop the entire keel and reseal it, a job I can't/dont want to...