[C38] Keel & Toe Rail Question

[Charles Finn]

Mark,

The easy one.
I fashioned a gouging tool by heating and bending and sharpening the tip 
of a narrow bladed screwdriver.  I used that to scrape out the loose 
material.  I then took my "roto tool" and ground out a bit more of the 
old caulk to obtain a clean surface  at a depth of about 1/4 inch.  I 
then applied 5200 caulk, using a very narrow tip to ensure complete 
filling of the gap.  Smoothing with a wet finger to make it pretty.

Second:
Looks to me like the material over your lead keel has developed cracks 
with some infiltration.  No big deal in terms of your boat leaking or 
sinking.  If you are really racing crazy...  you could use this as an 
opportunity to re-fare the keel....  or wait until some of the material 
either softens or falls off to deal with it.

Regards,
Chuck Finn
Mighty Quinn  #114
Great Lakes

On 2/20/2013 2:42 PM, Mark O'Dell wrote:
> Hey All...
>
> Two questions for the group.
>
> First the easy one...
>
> What is the best material to use to fill the outboard gap between the 
> bottom of the aluminum toerail and hull? (5200? Caulk? Epoxy?) (Pic 
> attached)
>
> Second...
>
> When I bough the boat  3 years ago I noticed that it had some strange 
> leakage / seepage at the bottom of the keel. The surveyor wasn't 
> concerned (and didnt have any explanation), as the keel seemed to be 
> solid... and honestly I wasnt too concerned because the bilge has 
> always been pretty dry, it's way low on the keel, it's underwater and 
> with a good coat of paint out-of-sigh-out-mind. But, I've always 
> wondered what the heck is going on here. More than a few boatyard 
> conversations havent turned up much, so I thought I'd kick it out to 
> the group...  See the attached images... Any ides?
>
> Mark
> Momentous #230
> Baltimore
>
>
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