<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Craig,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Sallies right. There doesn't seem to be a "standard" keel template. If you visit a dry storage area (Richmond YC, Santa Cruz YC, Monterey Peninsula YC) and look closely at the keels your eye can make out differences. As the keels have rusted and pitted over time, owners have ground, filled, faired, and fiddled.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I suspect the new boats have a better keel than our older ones. Of course they are rust-free to begin with. But I also think keel science has improved since 1964. And, I think they will stay rust-free long with new sealing materials.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I think all the tooling and stuff went off to Australia at some point when production ceased in the U. S. I've been in touch with an Australian owner who asked lots of questions about how our boats were rigged and all.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>One important thing about keel fairing is to keep both sides equal. Or, if you do it and find one tack is better than the other, haul the boat again and make sure the weak side is faired to equal the better side.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Pat</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV>On Jan 26, 2007, at 10:45 AM, Craig McDow wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"> <DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Sally,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">The Colts are in <ST1:CITY w:st="on">Indianapolis</ST1:CITY>, what are you doing in <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Baltimore</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY>?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">I have no clue as to how to ‘make’ a keel template….are yours here in the ‘near in Bay area’. If so, can I compensate you for yours, or borrow yours or whatever is the S.O.P.?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Thanks for writing,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Craig McDow (Sweet Reward)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>