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Hi everyone, How would you fix a two/three inch gap on the bottom/front side of a lead keel? Do
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Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas
jssailem at 5:30pm 03.05.23
Of the two inspections that we've had over the years, none asked to see the placard My Certificati
Keeping Seagulls off the Bimini
jssailem at 5:22pm 03.05.23
You could put food on the foredeck.. But that may just invite friends. There is always hope. Hope th
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
jssailem at 5:15pm 03.05.23
Welcome to the Forum @Geardunkin. The Keel cracks look to be fiberglass cracks on an iron keel. Can
Boom Vang
D Swanson at 5:13pm 03.05.23
Welcome aboard and congrats on your boat. A cool thing about sailboats are all the ways they can be
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 03.05.23
I think the best case for that dent is just that the boat is blocked with too much weight on that st
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
Don S/V ILLusion at 4:41pm 03.05.23
That dent with a cored hull worries me more than it would with a solid layup... The fact it has a
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
Tally Ho at 3:51pm 03.05.23
Wow, you guys are quick! I wasn't sure how much traffic this subsection got. I'll have to collect
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
Scott T-Bird at 3:51pm 03.05.23
That doesn't look good. Since you are asking, I'm going to assume that you don't know how to handle
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
Hollyberry at 3:48pm 03.05.23
That dent with a cored hull worries me more than it would with a solid layup...
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
Geardunkin at 3:47pm 03.05.23
Oh, and Greg, it's an '81.
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
Geardunkin at 3:38pm 03.05.23
Wow, you guys are quick! I wasn't sure how much traffic this subsection got. I'll have to collect
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
Tally Ho at 3:25pm 03.05.23
Yeah, need to see more of the keel. I assume the horizontal line is the stub/keel joint. That othe
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
Don S/V ILLusion at 3:23pm 03.05.23
The hull compression is likely temporary. Not knowing how the keel is attached to the stub limits gu
Tartan 33 - Pre-survey
JoeWhite at 3:21pm 03.05.23
Can you provide a photo from a little farther away? Why is there a horizontal Crack on the keel?
Single handing
WI Rigger at 2:56pm 03.05.23
I was not thinking about the main sheet when I proposed my question.
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas
Terry Cox at 2:50pm 03.05.23
Our renewed Certificate of Documentation just arrived in the mail; $26. Good for another year. Wooho

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