I was wondering what the thoughts are on the keel of this boat. how big of a project are we talking? not sure how one separates a keel or replaces the bolts. I imagine this is costly.
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1973 Ranger 26 Keel Bolts
I have a customer who needs to inspect the keel bolts on his '73 Ranger 26. He says there is no access in the middle of the cockpit sole. Can anybody shed some light on this? Thanks.
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Read here.... Looks like you need to scrape the junk off the outside, cut them off from the inside and put in new bolts. That's the cliffnotes version
Needs the keel cleaned down to the bright metal and recoated and the keel bolts need to be replaced. That means removing keel
I changed the keel bolts on my Ranger 26 one at a time. After the nut was removed I double nutted the stud and removed and replaced the stud. Those that still didn't want to turn came out using a pipe wrench on the stud.
I bought stainless steel all tread and cut it to length for replacing the studs. I also used a lot of penetrating oil.
I then sandblasted the keel and faired the rust gouges with bondo, primed and painted. That was it.
You'd have to sand blast to know if there is enough of the keel flange left to save the keel. Around my area a decent Ranger 26 can be had for 3 -5 thousand dollars.
I bought stainless steel all tread and cut it to length for replacing the studs. I also used a lot of penetrating oil.
I then sandblasted the keel and faired the rust gouges with bondo, primed and painted. That was it.
You'd have to sand blast to know if there is enough of the keel flange left to save the keel. Around my area a decent Ranger 26 can be had for 3 -5 thousand dollars.
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