Re: Keel anxiety solved
Not really as expensive as you might think.
Scrap lead is 40 cents a pound. = 164 dollars
Heavy gloves = $10
Burner rental = $30
Bricks to support unit = $10
Respirator = $20 (this stuff can exude toxic gas if it gets too hot.
Total in supplies = $224
Grief from Neighbors and spouse = ????
Assurance that the job is done correctly = priceless
The difference is about $100 US which I feel is worth it in time
saved
and aggravation.
I know that I am getting a ballast casting (which is really what this
is) with exactly (or close to) 3% antimony which ought to work well
in
Micro.
Scrap lead is 40 cents a pound. = 164 dollars
Heavy gloves = $10
Burner rental = $30
Bricks to support unit = $10
Respirator = $20 (this stuff can exude toxic gas if it gets too hot.
Total in supplies = $224
Grief from Neighbors and spouse = ????
Assurance that the job is done correctly = priceless
The difference is about $100 US which I feel is worth it in time
saved
and aggravation.
I know that I am getting a ballast casting (which is really what this
is) with exactly (or close to) 3% antimony which ought to work well
in
Micro.
That's expensive!! I started with a coal fired furnace and produced vast amounts
of pollution so switched to hiring a propane burning "rose" which is used for
boiling tar, which produced zero discernible fumes (the lead which I picked up
at salvage yards for a small fee cost me about US$40 plus the rental of the
burner for a day US$30) ... It was really quite easy. I had a harder time moving
it all!!
My keel is all faired up now and I am looking at painting the bottom and getting
the boat on the trailer (maybe next week!!!)..
After reading the correspondance on keel bolts I decided to go for the middle
ground. After fitting my keel I drilled four one inch holes through the plywood
keel casing, lead and out through the other side of the keel casing and glued in
one inch wooden dowels through the whole assembly. This means the lead has a bit
of structural support without the problems associated with drilling holes in the
bottom of my boat.
of pollution so switched to hiring a propane burning "rose" which is used for
boiling tar, which produced zero discernible fumes (the lead which I picked up
at salvage yards for a small fee cost me about US$40 plus the rental of the
burner for a day US$30) ... It was really quite easy. I had a harder time moving
it all!!
My keel is all faired up now and I am looking at painting the bottom and getting
the boat on the trailer (maybe next week!!!)..
After reading the correspondance on keel bolts I decided to go for the middle
ground. After fitting my keel I drilled four one inch holes through the plywood
keel casing, lead and out through the other side of the keel casing and glued in
one inch wooden dowels through the whole assembly. This means the lead has a bit
of structural support without the problems associated with drilling holes in the
bottom of my boat.