As the sailing seaon wraps up for 2008 (sometime after November) I will be looking at a huge project.... The swing keel on a 1976 Venture 25 needs to be cleaned up and smoothed out. I have figured out how we are going to get the boat lifted enough to drop the keel, but what I haven't figured out is what should I do about the keel. My thoughts are to grind down the high spots and take off all of the rust on the entire keel, but once we have that done, what do I do or use. Right now the keel is really rough, and there is a lot of rust and painted barnicles. Has anyone used either bondo, or Marine Tex? We want to make this as soom as possible, but don't want to spend a ton of cash. What about wrapping the enite keel in fiberglass, and gel coating it?
Any and all thought about making this thing smooth again will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Gregg
Any and all thought about making this thing smooth again will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Gregg