Keel replacement

[Randy Burns]

Just when you think you thought everything thru you realize you havent. Found a fin keel to replace my shoal draft and it appears the keelbolt dims may be slightly different than my boat, by as much a 2". Does anyone know what the process was - maybe the factory drilled the holes to fit each keel? Anyone ever plug keel holes?

 

[David11054]

Oh dear!

All our previous discussions have assumed they were the same!I'm pretty sure that included the experience of one or more members who did the same swap!Do check the archives.DavidLady Lillie

 

[Alan]

None the less....

.....the keel bolts are not really important to holding the keel on. The real structural support comes from the 3M 5200 bonding agent. If a couple of bolts can be used just to hold the location while the 5200 sets up, you're in business.