Friday, March 20, 2015

Wrapping the lead keel

Using my spare 7th boat stand, I lifted the bow, then the stern adjusting the 6 stands accordingly, to raise the boat 6 inches.  Using a 7 inch variable, slow speed grinder on the slowest rpm I ground all the gelcoat off 16 inches above and behind the lead keel, then I surface ground the lead for a good bite with the epoxy.  I used a 20 ton jack to tighten the gap at the forward point and wrapped the point with one layer uni-direction, which held it secure.



Sorry, no pictures of it all sanded out


5 layers of 13 oz unidirectional glass


Edges all sanded out ready for barrier coat and fairing

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