Hi, found this forum post through google search. Speaking of Lead/Cast Iron and the Hunter 49 Keel. I was perusing Hunter 49 boats for sail. I noticed rust at the Keel/Hull interface in one of the pics (attached). Obviously being new to sailboats, but a little naive - is the rust shown at point of serious concern to anyone on this forum? Somewhere else there was a thread that stated this was not a matter of concern - that it can be easily repaired. I'm sure if I was interested in this particular boat I would have a surveyor take a look at the keel bolts, etc...
Again is the attached pic a matter of concern for anyone on this forum?
Literature from Hunter 49 stated Lead Keel but did not specify year of boat. So somewhere along the way Hunter made the switch to cast iron?
thanks