Beneteau 265 keel

[lawko]

Hi folks

Im looking at a 1993 Beneteau 265 and i have some questions for any body who knows any thing about them.

How is the keel attached on these? Im going to attach a picture which quite frankly has me spooked. Right where the keel meets the hull you can see lots of bottom paint chipped away and some white crap which im being told is cauking. If any body could shed some light on this i would very much appreciate it. The marks above the keel are apparently pressure washer marks.

Sail data and the brochure says this boat has a 3.7' keel and a 4.9' keel. The site lists the boat at 4'2" and the guy measured for me and guessed it about 4'. Did they ever make a in between keel size?

How do these things sail? The PHRF on them does not look bad averaging around 195. Im coming from a J80 and i know the boat won't be the same but i want something that is comfy below but still spirited. This boat has some great features for it's size.

Thanks for reading!

 

[Jackdaw]

Hi folks

Im looking at a 1993 Beneteau 265 and i have some questions for any body who knows any thing about them.

How is the keel attached on these? Im going to attach a picture which quite frankly has me spooked. Right where the keel meets the hull you can see lots of bottom paint chipped away and some white crap which im being told is cauking. If any body could shed some light on this i would very much appreciate it. The marks above the keel are apparently pressure washer marks.

Sail data and the brochure says this boat has a 3.7' keel and a 4.9' keel. The site lists the boat at 4'2" and the guy measured for me and guessed it about 4'. Did they ever make a in between keel size?

How do these things sail? The PHRF on them does not look bad averaging around 195. Im coming from a J80 and i know the boat won't be the same but i want something that is comfy below but still spirited. This boat has some great features for it's size.

Thanks for reading!

The listed number is the draft of the boat, not the length of the keel. Every 265 I have ever seen has the short bulb to trailer.

I'd not worry about the caulk unless there is water in the the keep bolt area. It's often used for fairing.

If the the size of th 265 works for you it's a blast of a boat. My 260 replaced it as they moved to a simpler 26-footer. They sold the 265 for only a few years and then the 260 for 20. But is it a LOT of boat for its size and is fast. The tiller driver is a real treat. You'll love it.

 

[lawko]

The listed number is the draft of the boat, not the length of the keel. Every 265 I have ever seen has the short bulb to trailer.

I'd not worry about the caulk unless there is water in the the keep bolt area. It's often used for fairing.

If the the size of th 265 works for you it's a blast of a boat. My 260 replaced it as they moved to a simpler 26-footer. They sold the 265 for only a few years and then the 260 for 20. But is it a LOT of boat for its size and is fast. The tiller driver is a real treat. You'll love it.

Thanks for the info, i should of put draft instead of keel. The guy who measured it for me said he measured from the water line. Judging by the height of the boat on the trailer im guessing it's the shoal draft as well.

Im going to try and speak with the owner, im wondering if he had water leaking up through the keel bolts and decided to caulk around the mating surface to stop it.

 

[Captn TJ]

These boats were caulked to prevent water getting behind the keel coating which would have resulted in rust.

I caulked my B boats the same way. The problem with cast iron keels is once the water gets behind the coating it will eventually loose the bond. The top of the keel on earlier B boats was tough to keep watertight hence the caulking.

On my current 423 the keel was bonded to the hull with 5200 thus eliminating the need to have that bead of caulking.

 

[lawko]

These boats were caulked to prevent water getting behind the keel coating which would have resulted in rust.

I caulked my B boats the same way. The problem with cast iron keels is once the water gets behind the coating it will eventually loose the bond. The top of the keel on earlier B boats was tough to keep watertight hence the caulking.

On my current 423 the keel was bonded to the hull with 5200 thus eliminating the need to have that bead of caulking.

Apparently this boat has been sitting on the hard for 2 years or so so i imagine any water that may have got in would be evaporated. Would you just remove the caulking, clean away the bottom paint and re apply a sealant, do a nicer job of applying it and then repaint with bottom paint? What kind of sealant do you use?

I don't see any rust marks on the side of the keel so maybe it's been dry.

Thanks

 

[Captn TJ]

Your choice on caulking - I used 5200 - small bead that was faired out. Also just because it doesn't look like water got in back of the coating doesn't mean it isn't delaminated.

I would lightly tap the keel with a small hammer. A hallow sound would indicate delamination which is just a break between the epoxy keel coating and the cast iron keel.

At some point all cast iron keels need to be redone - question of time and luck.

 

[lawko]

Thanks for the info guys. Now if the dam broker will get me photos i can choose if i want to survey the boat. Canadian dollar keeps dropping and it's killing me.