I AQUIRED THIS BOAT AFTER IVAN WITH ONLY MINOR STORM DAMAGE EXCEPT THAT THE RETRACTABLE KEEL SOMEHOW GOT LOST IN THE STORM,MY QUESTION IS WERE DO YOU FIND ACTUALL BOAT PARTS LIKE THAT THANKS.
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There are a few used keels around, some will need repair(cast iron), You could also buy one of the new keels that are made using stainless and lead. If I had no keel this is the way I would go. Its faired and ready to go. Check with Catalina yachts and Catalina Direct. Do you have the hanger brackets? Is there any damage to the inserts or the surrounding area where there located? If the keel was torn loose you will want to inspect this area closely. You might check with Fleet 58 (Lake Lanier) and Fleet 77 (Ft. Walton Beach) maybe someone there knows of one close to you. good luck
There are a few used keels around, some will need repair(cast iron), You could also buy one of the new keels that are made using stainless and lead. If I had no keel this is the way I would go. Its faired and ready to go. Check with Catalina yachts and Catalina Direct. Do you have the hanger brackets? Is there any damage to the inserts or the surrounding area where there located? If the keel was torn loose you will want to inspect this area closely. You might check with Fleet 58 (Lake Lanier) and Fleet 77 (Ft. Walton Beach) maybe someone there knows of one close to you. good luck
Damage that the keel caused
Used keels are a rare find and probably would cost a fair amount on the used market. New keels and the associated parts can be purchased from Catalina or "Catalina Direct", as stated in the previous post. I would anticipate $1,500+ for the stuff you may need. The BIGGEST concern is how the old keel left the boat. Under a storm condition, it would most likely involve ripping the bushings and abutments out of the hull. This is not an easy thing to fix as it involves tricky fiberglass work. So, I would check that out and then decide. Your cost of repair may be more than the boat is worth. Regards, Ted
Used keels are a rare find and probably would cost a fair amount on the used market. New keels and the associated parts can be purchased from Catalina or "Catalina Direct", as stated in the previous post. I would anticipate $1,500+ for the stuff you may need. The BIGGEST concern is how the old keel left the boat. Under a storm condition, it would most likely involve ripping the bushings and abutments out of the hull. This is not an easy thing to fix as it involves tricky fiberglass work. So, I would check that out and then decide. Your cost of repair may be more than the boat is worth. Regards, Ted
would this work?
I have a catalina 22 and knock wood have not had a problem with my swing keel. But I often wonder what I would do if it was lost. Looking for a used one seems improbable and buying one new seems like it would exceed the cost of a used boat. Would it be possible to weld up pieces of mild steel in the shape of the original keel? Scrap steel is available everywhere and is easy to weld (cast iron is NOT easy to weld though it can be done) It seems great hunks of scrap steel would do the job and would be cheap. Anyone with some welding experience could do the job as it is not precision welding. Rust? How long would it take a 500 pound piece of steel to rust away especially if you kept paint on it? I just thought I would throw this idea out for possible consideration.
I have a catalina 22 and knock wood have not had a problem with my swing keel. But I often wonder what I would do if it was lost. Looking for a used one seems improbable and buying one new seems like it would exceed the cost of a used boat. Would it be possible to weld up pieces of mild steel in the shape of the original keel? Scrap steel is available everywhere and is easy to weld (cast iron is NOT easy to weld though it can be done) It seems great hunks of scrap steel would do the job and would be cheap. Anyone with some welding experience could do the job as it is not precision welding. Rust? How long would it take a 500 pound piece of steel to rust away especially if you kept paint on it? I just thought I would throw this idea out for possible consideration.
Greg. Regarding a fabricated
steel swing keel. Your proposed method could work if you had access to a steel fab shop & the skills required. No doubt others have thought about this too but no response on this board. I think that you would need steel plate, rather than "great hunks of scrap steel". Plate would be easier to fit & grind to obtain the right "sculptured" shape. A lot of torch or plasma cutter work, grinding & welding. Where I used to work, the boilermakers could have made a perfect keel. This would not be cheap to fabricate. Regarding rust. I had my cast iron keel sandblasted & painted about 14 years ago & have only had rust where I have bruised it on rocks. Regards, Bob B. C22
steel swing keel. Your proposed method could work if you had access to a steel fab shop & the skills required. No doubt others have thought about this too but no response on this board. I think that you would need steel plate, rather than "great hunks of scrap steel". Plate would be easier to fit & grind to obtain the right "sculptured" shape. A lot of torch or plasma cutter work, grinding & welding. Where I used to work, the boilermakers could have made a perfect keel. This would not be cheap to fabricate. Regarding rust. I had my cast iron keel sandblasted & painted about 14 years ago & have only had rust where I have bruised it on rocks. Regards, Bob B. C22
Re: fabricated steel plate
Bob, I agree steel plate would be the way to go. It would not have to be in 5 foot long single piece. Several butt welded slabs forming one long piece would work. Two or more of these sandwiched together, with the butt welded joints staggered would form the correct thickness. Anyone that tinkers with an AC buzz box or MIG (you or a neighbor that likes to weld!!) could make this happen at an attactive price. Cutting could be done with oxy/acetylene or welding rods (there is a rod made for cutting but can't remember the number). Anyway, it is food for thought to anyone needing a replacement keel.
Bob, I agree steel plate would be the way to go. It would not have to be in 5 foot long single piece. Several butt welded slabs forming one long piece would work. Two or more of these sandwiched together, with the butt welded joints staggered would form the correct thickness. Anyone that tinkers with an AC buzz box or MIG (you or a neighbor that likes to weld!!) could make this happen at an attactive price. Cutting could be done with oxy/acetylene or welding rods (there is a rod made for cutting but can't remember the number). Anyway, it is food for thought to anyone needing a replacement keel.
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