Wtaer infiltation of keel

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Donald Chapman

I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5 with a cast iron keel. On haul-out I noticed water seeping out of a samll crack near tha top oif the keel. Thius first was noticed on last haul-out at which time I was having exetensive work donr on the motor. The area never stopped seeping even after 2 months on the hill. I was adavised that a small amount of seepage was acceptable and relaunched. On haul-out this month the seepage continues but the crack has enlarged to the size of my little finger nail and and is about 1/4 inch deep. Have any other owners experienced this difficulty and what, if any, corrective measeures are available? Adress answers to dochapman@earthlink.net
 
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Jim

keel crack

Many boats have had this problem. The archives are full of fixes. What I did was open the crack with a handpiece until I was sure all surrounding material was stable, then bed with 5200. You can epoxy over if you like. Regards, Jim
 
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