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I helped a friend put a recast keel back on a Sabre 36 while he was helping me fiberglass my new rudder.
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The owner had tagged a ledge in Muscongus Bay. While examining the keel for needed repairs they found the bolts badly corroded so it was shipped to Mars Metals for recasting. Mike had borrowed a welded jig from Royal River Boatyard very similar to the wood jig in your photo, Tom. It had flat top jack-stand screws mounted horizontally to clamp and align the keel. The most interesting part of the process was getting it perpendicular to the curved hull.
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- Wood is the future of boatbuilding?
- If you want a one-off cold molded is a good way to go...
- Well, for Rich Folks, anyway... (grin)
- "But unlike more design constrained all glass boats.." ??
- if money were no object,
- Then they bolt the keel on.
- Putting a keel on the first time can be "interesting"
- A lot more critical than tightening lug bolts on a auto tire ;^)))
- I helped a friend put a recast keel back on a Sabre 36 while he was helping me fiberglass my new rudder.
- Last Summer I helped put a fin keel on a new build
- A lot more critical than tightening lug bolts on a auto tire ;^)))
- Putting a keel on the first time can be "interesting"