keel problem

[jeff23clayton]

I recently put my recently purchased Hunter 25 (1976 Vintage) on land for some repair work - when I sat it down on the keel (fixed) - the floor buckled up inside the boat toward the back of the keel - there appear to be some fiberglass supports that are broken in the floor - whats the problem? Does the keel need to be removed for the repair? What caused this? Any repair methodology suggested. I am faily new to sailboat repair but an old hand at fiberglass and plan to do the repair myself. Any pitfalls I need to be aware of?Thanks for your help - Jeff

 

[Steve O.]

danger, Will Robinson!!!

You have a serious structural problem. A compromised hull could cause your keel to seperate from the boat, which would be very bad mojo indeed. At some point your boat has grounded hard or has been improperly dry-docked with too much pressure on the keel. I would not try to fix this yourself. I would engage the services of a marine engineer immediately to determine the extent of the damage and a proper repair.

 

[Frank Ladd]

I think your boat stands are set up wrong

At the very least you should contact Hunter immediately and see how the boat is supposed to be supported. I've seen several boats flex the hull a lot because too much weight was put on the keel and not enough thought was oput into supporting the weight of the hull.