Cory B
Sustaining Member
Hi again,
I posted such a wordy post on the keel bolts I thought I'd make this a separate post, since our attention spans are so short with the summer days being so long.
Anyway, when we dropped the keel this morning on our new-to-us 1984 E35 we found a huge hollow in the keel. It measured about 6" square and about 13" deep, and was under near where the mast would step. It was mostly filled with disintegrating foam and stinky water.
According to the guy at the yard, Ericson probably bought their keels "off the shelf", and the keel mold included a sump, which some boat manufacturers want, but Ericson did not use? I have no access to it from inside our boat, but do other people?
And did anyone else who has dropped the keel find this sump there, or is just our boat?
It should be the same keel design (deep draft) for the 35's and 38's, just that the 38's is a bit deeper.
I'm thinking of filling it with thickened epoxy.
I'll post some pictures later.
- Cory Bolton
1984 Ericson 35 #163
I posted such a wordy post on the keel bolts I thought I'd make this a separate post, since our attention spans are so short with the summer days being so long.
Anyway, when we dropped the keel this morning on our new-to-us 1984 E35 we found a huge hollow in the keel. It measured about 6" square and about 13" deep, and was under near where the mast would step. It was mostly filled with disintegrating foam and stinky water.
According to the guy at the yard, Ericson probably bought their keels "off the shelf", and the keel mold included a sump, which some boat manufacturers want, but Ericson did not use? I have no access to it from inside our boat, but do other people?
And did anyone else who has dropped the keel find this sump there, or is just our boat?
It should be the same keel design (deep draft) for the 35's and 38's, just that the 38's is a bit deeper.
I'm thinking of filling it with thickened epoxy.
I'll post some pictures later.
- Cory Bolton
1984 Ericson 35 #163