Keel thru Hull
Geoff,When I got my '86 two years ago, the rubber hose had severe dry rot. I removed the keel cable and winch for better access and when I tried to remove the rubber hose, the brass pipe came out of the hull with it. When I cleaned up the brass pipe, I found it threaded on the end that went into the hull. I guess that it was so to provide some purchase when originally glassed in. What I did was to epoxy it back into the hole it came out of, carefull to line up the turning ball pin hole. I then added more epoxy at the joint of the hull to the pipe both inside and from below. I purchased a new turning ball and hose from Catalina Direct and replaced them as long as I had it apart. Its two years now and it hasn't leaked a drop. Charlie