I built up epoxy and then
>> interprotect over the surface. At the time I was doing keelwork, so I
>> took care to bed and seal well, and further, I glassed and epoxied over the
>> length of keel/hull joint, and faired that. I doubt I'll have (or have
>> had) a pro
ime I was doing keelwork, so I
> took care to bed and seal well, and further, I glassed and epoxied over the
> length of keel/hull joint, and faired that. I doubt I'll have (or have
> had) a problem with it in my lifetime, but I would certainly not ignore it.
>
> Dave
>
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(or have
had) a problem with it in my lifetime, but I would certainly not ignore it.
Dave
Message: 4
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:57:19 -0400
From: "Jake Brodersen"
To:
Subject: Re: Stus-List Keel bulge around near keel bolt
Message-ID: <023b01d1e2ea$d51590c0$7f40b240$@cox.net>
Hi Ron,
I have not seen any signs of rust, but I'm in Lake Superior (and always
have been AFAIK), so that may be why there's no/little rust yet. I also
have no noticable leaks and the bulges are not huge, but definitely
noticeable when on the hard. There are some small cracks in the lead around
th
I have the same issue on my 37+. Water from the bilge gets around the keel
bolts when the boat is on the hard. I first noticed rust coming out of a
blister in the keel. When the boat is in the water nothing leaks.
Next winter I'm going to pull the mast, seal around the keel bolts and
torque them
Gene,
This is certainly an unusual problem, at least for this list. I can think of
two things that might cause the bulge, water intrusion or rust. This may be a
combination of the two. There is certainly something going on around the keel
bolt. Drilling into the cavity may reveal the cau
