Hey guys!
We are in the midst of a refit and are going to launch sometime next week. Since we've been on the hard for six months, we've noticed some rusty water weeping out of our keel/hull joint. While I would love to pull/rebed the keel, the yard we are at doesn't generally do this type of work and advised against it as it's still snug against the hull with no signs of movement.
I would like to rebed before any serious sailing offshore, but we will be heading from Florida to Annapolis, MD in the coming months. We could do the ICE to be safe I suppose. At this point i am thinking about grinding out the joint to get a better look and to glass it over with a few layers of 24oz. cloth and epoxy.
We have not had the boat on the water yet, but the P.O. reported that no seawater entered the bilge.
I have done a lot of reading on the forum and know that my studs may be somewhat corroded. The washers for sure are, but unsure about the studs. There are also rusting bits from old bilge pumps and float switches. Here are some pictures:
We are in the midst of a refit and are going to launch sometime next week. Since we've been on the hard for six months, we've noticed some rusty water weeping out of our keel/hull joint. While I would love to pull/rebed the keel, the yard we are at doesn't generally do this type of work and advised against it as it's still snug against the hull with no signs of movement.
I would like to rebed before any serious sailing offshore, but we will be heading from Florida to Annapolis, MD in the coming months. We could do the ICE to be safe I suppose. At this point i am thinking about grinding out the joint to get a better look and to glass it over with a few layers of 24oz. cloth and epoxy.
We have not had the boat on the water yet, but the P.O. reported that no seawater entered the bilge.
I have done a lot of reading on the forum and know that my studs may be somewhat corroded. The washers for sure are, but unsure about the studs. There are also rusting bits from old bilge pumps and float switches. Here are some pictures: