keel rotted out

[chrisrleeman]

GOT A PRO THE 800 LBS KEEL IS OFF THE BOAT THE HOLE FOR THE PIN IS A LARGE GOUGE IN THE KEEL ITSELF THE KEEL DOES NOT SEEM TO TAKE TO ARKWELDING AND I AM WOUNDERING IF THE BEST THING TO DO IS REDESINE THE KEEL AND START AGAIN ANY INPUT ON WHAT WOULD BE BEST GREATLY APPRECHE THANKS

 

[Joe Voss]

My 2cents

I am pretty sure you will have to take it to a machine shop and have them press in a sleeve in conjunction with a new keel pin, you can get them from catalina direct. You may want to do the whole keel Re-do process at the same time.

 

[CHARLIE]

KEEL REPAIR

i HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. cATALINA DIRECT HAS A GREAT VIDEO TO REPAIR THE KEEL. i HAD TO DO SOME THINGS DIFFERENT FROM THE VIDEO BUT YOU GET THE IDEA. WHEN I REMOVED THE KEEL FROM THE BOAT, THE PIVOT HOLE WAS 1 3/8 IN OBLONG. NOT GOOD. I BROUGHT IT TO A MACHINE SHOP, HAD IT SANDBLASTED CLEAN, PIVOT HOLE BORED OUT AND A STAINLESS BUSHING PRESSED AND WELDED IN PLACE. I'M NOW REFINISHING WITH INTERLUX INTERPROTECT SYSTEM AND WATERTITE FAIRING. SLOW GOING, BUT I'LL NEVER HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN.GOOD LUCK