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Forum: Catalina 05-31-2016, 09:49 PM
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Posted By RUSSELL
dew, I concede you have valid points, but I have...

dew, I concede you have valid points, but I have watched my smile grow over time - it is now the entire length of the keel stub. Bore holes confirm the plywood is wet. So, I want to fix so that I...
Forum: Catalina 05-27-2016, 06:37 AM
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Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
John, my plan is to do both inside and outside. ...

John, my plan is to do both inside and outside.

As far as time goes, I was talking to a guy last night who has a Tartan 36 footer of the late 1960s. He said they bought the boat in 1971. He has...
Forum: Catalina 05-25-2016, 06:04 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
Well, the factory repair sheet may contain...

Well, the factory repair sheet may contain opportunities for improvement. :o

OK, so a steel plate. The keel bolts are not stainless steel, so galvanic concerns would arise, would they not? ...
Forum: Catalina 05-24-2016, 09:31 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
Ok, thanks for the nightmare fodder, Neil! :D:D ...

Ok, thanks for the nightmare fodder, Neil! :D:D

To your point, yes, why was there a big plank of wood there? The Catalina factory fix makes me think it was just to save money rather than using...
Forum: Catalina 05-24-2016, 05:13 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
Here is my initial (rough draft) plan: Step...

Here is my initial (rough draft) plan:

Step 1: Cut fiberglass skin in bilge and dig out all wood down to the fiberglass keel stub floor (same thing goes for the mast compression block). Sand all...
Forum: Catalina 05-23-2016, 11:58 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
Question as regards materials to use for this...

Question as regards materials to use for this repair. I used some Flame-Retardant Garolite (G-10/FR4) from McMaster-Carr for another repair. Very impressive material, quite expensive, difficult to...
Forum: Catalina 05-17-2016, 09:30 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
Thanks, John.

Thanks, John.
Forum: Catalina 05-16-2016, 11:05 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
John, how thick was the wood core in the keel...

John, how thick was the wood core in the keel stub?
Forum: Catalina 05-12-2016, 10:20 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
John, any issues since?

John, any issues since?
Forum: Catalina 05-08-2016, 08:32 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
Thanks all. I reviewed the thread Neil...

Thanks all. I reviewed the thread Neil referenced. That thread showed the appropriate approach recommended by Catalina, which is also what in have seen in a web search.

The approach Neil is...
Forum: Catalina 05-06-2016, 04:27 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 36,861
Posted By RUSSELL
Catalina 30 Keel Stub/Smile

I have known since buying the boat that at some point in time I would have to address the "smile" - the issue with the keel stub. I also have the fiberglass scrubbed off the bottom of the keel at...
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