[bolger] Re: re: Keel anxiety
Date sent: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:57:29 -0800
From: "David Jost" <djost@...>
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Subject: [bolger] re: Keel anxiety
hull has very light growth, but both free flooding wells are as clean
as a whistle. And they are painted with marine enamel.
Don
From: "David Jost" <djost@...>
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> I am a little concerned about the open free flooding pocket and marineI was anxious about this too, but after 6 months in warm water, the
> growth so I plan to coat this area on both surfaces thoroughly.
hull has very light growth, but both free flooding wells are as clean
as a whistle. And they are painted with marine enamel.
Don
Ok, I think I have the keel molding part figured out. I plan on
molding in eye bolts into the lead for transportation and lifting
purposes. I have a small trailer, a come-along ,2X4's, and steel
pipes to roll it on. We plan on using hydaulic jacks, and auto stands
to lift it onto the trailer.
For installing it on the boat, I plan to finish 90% of the boat prior
to the keel installation (the interior will be last as I can do that at
my leisure). I am going to place the boat on a cradle and then lift
the cradle. I have no plans of getting a trailer and plan to move it
only once via a rented flatbed trailer. Dave Gerr's book The Nature
of Boats has a good description on how to build a good cradle.
Then, I plan on rolling the keel , still flat, over to the boat
which is sitting upright and at the correct height and using pulleys,
winches, and levers lift the keel into place for nailing. I have alot
of kevlar braid and 7X14 wire around which should limit stretch and
allow some tweaking of the position. I think it might work best if a
small pocket ,1/4 of the keel depth, were built and then the keel could
be jacked up into the pocket, and then fastened down with sheathing,
boat nails, and epoxy.
I am a little concerned about the open free flooding pocket and marine
growth so I plan to coat this area on both surfaces thoroughly.
I would like to keep the scraping and drilling and shaping of the lead
to a minimum. It is just not a healthy thing to do. I have enough
trouble thinking straight as it is.
molding in eye bolts into the lead for transportation and lifting
purposes. I have a small trailer, a come-along ,2X4's, and steel
pipes to roll it on. We plan on using hydaulic jacks, and auto stands
to lift it onto the trailer.
For installing it on the boat, I plan to finish 90% of the boat prior
to the keel installation (the interior will be last as I can do that at
my leisure). I am going to place the boat on a cradle and then lift
the cradle. I have no plans of getting a trailer and plan to move it
only once via a rented flatbed trailer. Dave Gerr's book The Nature
of Boats has a good description on how to build a good cradle.
Then, I plan on rolling the keel , still flat, over to the boat
which is sitting upright and at the correct height and using pulleys,
winches, and levers lift the keel into place for nailing. I have alot
of kevlar braid and 7X14 wire around which should limit stretch and
allow some tweaking of the position. I think it might work best if a
small pocket ,1/4 of the keel depth, were built and then the keel could
be jacked up into the pocket, and then fastened down with sheathing,
boat nails, and epoxy.
I am a little concerned about the open free flooding pocket and marine
growth so I plan to coat this area on both surfaces thoroughly.
I would like to keep the scraping and drilling and shaping of the lead
to a minimum. It is just not a healthy thing to do. I have enough
trouble thinking straight as it is.