i just bought an older islander 21 bahama and the keel has been lost with only 2 rusty bolts sticking down. does anyone know of a sailboat salvage yard or individual that may have one. otherwise what are the specs in order to make one and what are the originals made from? we have a couple of fuzzy pictures of the bottom but not much else. does this or another site have islander specs? thanks
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Salvage yards are few and far between for boats. Someone probably sold the keel for scrap iron. There are companies that can make you a keel, but I think you will find that the price will be exhorbinant, versus the worth of a 1965 sailbaot...plus you need to ship it and attach it.
www.marskeel.com specializes in this, but are in Ontario.
http://www.sailboatdata.com/VIEWRECORD.ASP?CLASS_ID=250 for some specs
www.marskeel.com specializes in this, but are in Ontario.
http://www.sailboatdata.com/VIEWRECORD.ASP?CLASS_ID=250 for some specs
i have some pictures of a keel on my blog, you might want to look at them. if you need more pictures,i have my boat out of the water. it need a complete restoration.
random56.blogspot.com/
random56.blogspot.com/
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