10-31-2008
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so, basically, her keel is loose by a tiny fraction of an inch and that has caused the u-shape of the keel sump to appear in the paint/fairing of the keel's external coating. it's loose...so needs to be snugged up.
damn glad trimarans don't need the big lead weight...
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Originally Posted by warmbeer
That area is your sump, part of the hull. This cast iron keel is formed around the sump. The keel is attached with steel bolts. Take up the floor, you will see the sump and the keel bolts and nuts.
Your keel is not as tight as it should be and has moved relative to the hull. You will likely see a "crack" all or most of the way along the keel/hull joint.
I would drop it, inspect the unseen part of the bolt and replace them if necessary or at least rebed and torque the bolts.
If you don't want to go that far then at least torque them up, it will only get worse now that there is a bit of movement.
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