Keel material on 37

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alallen1

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Jul 13, 2010
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hunter 1979 37 cutter mobile, alabama
My 1979 37 keel appears to have been formed for a centerboard. Are these keels lead???? tks, alallen
 
Ed Schenck

Ed Schenck

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Jun 2, 2004
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Hunter 37-cutter, '79 41 23' 30"N 82 33' 20"W--------Huron, OH
Definitely lead. Do a Search. One of our members posted that he was going to see how deep the slot is. He wants to try and add a centerboard. None were ever buillt with one.
 
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alallen1

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Jul 13, 2010
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hunter 1979 37 cutter mobile, alabama
Ed Schenck said:
Definitely lead. Do a Search. One of our members posted that he was going to see how deep the slot is. He wants to try and add a centerboard. None were ever buillt with one.
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Thanks, I was worried about corrosion in the slot if it was iron. al allen
 
Jim Legere

Jim Legere

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Jun 8, 2004
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C&C Frigate 36 St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
Definitely lead, but I swear mine was made from melted down wheel weights with the steel clips still attached 'cause I have hit small pockets of rust when grinding my keel for fairing and priming. I have never seen any trace of a slot - concrete filled or otherwise. Was that just on the shoal draft keels?
 
Ed Schenck

Ed Schenck

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Jun 2, 2004
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Hunter 37-cutter, '79 41 23' 30"N 82 33' 20"W--------Huron, OH
Yes Jim, just shoal draft keels have the slot. The keel is very wide for most of its length. I forget how long the slot is since I only saw it once years ago. Less than two inches wide and I have no idea how long.
 
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