Friday, February 29, 2008

Areas that recieved special attention

Having been built 28 years ago, there are some signs of aging. Here is my short list of things that have been issues:

-Keel. The first winter I owned the boat, water must have been in the keel. This resulted in the freezing water creating cracks in about a 6" area on the keel. This area was sanded then sealed with layers of fiberglass. The area was then sanded then bottom painted over. I believe the job was done right and you'll have a hard time finding where the work was done.

The issue seems to have been caused by water in the bilge that froze (before I got the boat). This made a crack in the bilge and water was able to seep into the keel. I did some sealing on this area with Marinetex and the bilge has been dry, bone dry ever since.

As a precaution, I've drilled a hole in the keel each fall and patched it each spring. Water ran out the first year, but did not run this year. That leads me to believe no more water is entering the keel.

-Headliner. A common theme for this boat, seems a porthole leaked at one time and this allowed the wood holding the headliner to rot. This made the headliner want to fall down. I remedied this by using some peal and stick velcro and the job looks better. Seems the cold winter didn't do anything wonderful for my stick of the velcro. It is still a job that may need attention. The velcro is holding.

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