Today is another post about the keel.

Catamaran keel repair. Roberts Long Boat Collision Repairs. In the absence of fixed keels the rudders become the deepest projection below the water and fully exposed to damage. Kids Custom Windscreen Faired.

I did this repair last year and posted some pictures on here somewhere. The benefit of possibly a few more degrees of pointing ability has to be weighed against several disadvantages such as. Here is a long view of the keel.

This repair includes a lot of hard edges so you may need to overlap your layers of fiberglass at the top to get a good seal. Catana 39 Underbody No keel but daggerboards. Remember it is hard to tell ones real leeway from looking back at the wake as in a seaway the top 2-3ft of water is blown sideways by the wind.

When doing the repair you really ought to get a couple of profiles for different spots on the hull. The difficulties of blocking the vessel ashore. Caribbean Hull Repair After.

It is not generally necessary or advisable to draw the studs and lower the keel unless there is evidence of damage corrosion or general loosening. Roberts Long Boat After. On this repair the keel has a filler of poured foam.

This very delicate operation was carried out with great care and was successful. The yacht was put on a lift for the remounting of the keel. Sikaflex an elastic glue used for its anti-leak and bonding properties was applied liberally to the whole of the top of the keel.