Ron,
Congrats...I really like that boat, my brother has been looking for one. If your surveyor didn't I would pull the keel pin and check it for any wear. Mine was replace by the previous owner after 7 years I plan on pulling it again (its been 8 years) for inspection before spring launch. I'm not sure how yours retracts but I would come up with a way to lock your keel down for heavy weather. However unlikely, a rollover would get uglier with a suddenly retracted keel
.. I can put in place a strut that locks mine down. The way Walters designed his keel and trunk is about as solid as you can get...I have absolutely no play or rattle as the cassette bit of the keel that contacts the trunk is sheathed with 1/4 delrin sheet...its 15 years old and works flawlessly.
Have fun with it!
Tom