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     Jeff Roy (Jeffr) Rating: N/A |
Hey gang, here is an update... I cut out all the tabbing around the mast step because it was all compromised. I was actually surprised that the wood making up the step is not as bad as I had thought, it probably could be salvaged by saturating it with epoxy and retabbing it all in. However, I am still planning to replace the step so I will not have to revisit it later. for the same reasons I have decided to have the yard remove and rebed the keel. I want to have those rusty nuts replaced and I am concerned about the weeping between the keel and the keel stub. SS will corode if exposed to water without oxygen. The yard "guestimated" 900- 1k$ which is more than I wanted to spend but resonable considering how much yards charge for anything. They will only work on a time and materials basis. I read in the sales brochure that S2 epoxied the keels on. The yard manager said that when keels are epoxied on sometimes they rip out part of the hull when they are removed. That leads to much more expensive repair. Those of you who have had your keels removed, how did it go. Did they separate cleanly? What techniques did you use? |
