I know you simply want to know "what sealant" ..... I'm sure that's why you seem argumentative with the responses..... but..... since no one has supported your desire to seal the bolts from the top..... then your answer would be .... NO SEALANT.
As the old saying goes....Hey, that's what I said!!!
YET! Yet is the key word. I can nearly guarantee that these boats will begin to lose keels, if preventative maintenance is not done, it's just a matter of time vs. corrosion..Personally I would sell my boat before going through all that crap of dropping a keel & rebedding it. I like my boat, but don't love it that much. At the end of the day, it costs a lot of money to do this, & as mainsail said no Catalinas have lost a keel yet. These boats are all getting long in the tooth, & at a certain point you have to do preventative maintenance yes, but if your going to rebuild your boat, make sure its really worth it.
What "completely separate concerns" do you have in mind? Just curious....Internal ballast boats have their own completely separate concerns, so they need not feel smug, either....
Sorry to take so long to check back in on this thread. If you have an Ericson, there are several threads over on the owners' site that talk about internal ballast and issues to watch for.What "completely separate concerns" do you have in mind? Just curious....
No problem, the keel fell off, the rest is history.Sorry to take so long to check back in on this thread.