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Originally Posted by Omatako
In my experience, most keels fall off because of broken bolts due to fatigue or broken hulls, not due to loose bolts. So I would guess that Catalina will say "Don't bother, just tighten them properly"
Just a guess.
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Mainsail showed us lots of pictures of keel boats that look normal at the nut end maybe 1" but were only 1/8" about 4" below the nut.
My theory is that if the bolt is crevice corroded enough I may be able to twist it off. If there is something rotten in the keel stub I should not be able to get it to hold torque as it will just keep compressing until the floor of the sump is obviously distorted.