James,
There's a discussion about keels and keel bolts on the
<santana22.org> website under "Messages" at the very bottom. Bill
Murphy has a very good description of doing the job at the Berkeley
Marine Center near the bottom of the responses. The Berkeley boys
and girls should know what to do since quite a few Tunas have had
their keel bolts replaced there.
My first choice would be to go with Steve Seals. I don't think you
want to nickel and dime the keel bolts. Although we don't know
exactly why, the keel fell off a J-80 in this past weekend's BAMA
Doublehanded Farallones race. The two guys were rescued.
Pat Broderick
former "Elaine" #245
On Apr 1, 2009, at 9:26 AM, James Dilworth (Public Acct) wrote:
> Hi all,
>> I'm hauling my boat at Berkeley Marine Center tomorrow to replace
> what's
> left of my keelbolts, and to fair the keel. I thought I'd throw out
> a an
> offer, and a few questions to the Tuna community :
>> 1) OFFER - My slip in Gashouse Cove will be empty for probably a
> week or
> two. I'd be happy for someone else to use it while my boat is out
> of the
> water. It might be a nice change of scenery for those of you who
> sail out of
> Vallejo, Oyster Point etc... Last week's sunset sail was out to Point
> Bonita, and the good wind is always right there! - Just let me know.
>> 2) QUESTIONS - I've spent many hours before bedtime reading about
> how to
> replace keelbolts, and fair the keel. I'm probably a good armchair
> expert
> now, but am still walking into it with a few questions :
>> - Is Steve Seal the guy to go to for keelbolts ($195), or is there
> somewhere
> online that sells the same thing for less?
> - If so, what size are the bolts?
> - What's the best way to strip the bottom paint off the keel?
> - Is it worth dropping the keel?
>> I'll be working at the boat weekdays and weekends, so please feel
> free to
> drop by and say hello if you're passing Berkeley on the freeway!
>> Hoping to be back in the water for the Rites of Spring.
>> James
> #618 ... Now called 'Pip'
>>http://www.dilworth.org/> +1.415.342.1350
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