My keel fell of my vagabond 17 after being in salt water for five years. The bolts were fine and intact. I took the boat out for a spin and it started to become nearly impossible to steer, fortunately I was not sailing and I was in calm water near the harbor. The boat was one of the first produced so I assume that there was a micro crack and it rusted through. I have never heard of this happening before. Needless to say I need another vagabond 17. My boat is in excellent condition other than the missing keel. Many customizations and well equipped. I will transfer all of my gear to the new boat and scrap my boat with the missing keel. If you know of an availability vagabond 17 please let me know. Thanks