Part one of several videos chronicling the repairs to my very rusty cast iron keel.. Keel repair can be the result many issues such as groundings , keel bolt corrosion, actual lead keel corrosion problems on the surface and internally within the casting. any of these scenarios can be a safety factor and a possible structural issue that must be addressed as soon as possible.. Grand banks keel repair is a complex job that must be done right to preserve the value of your fine yacht. similar repairs apply to all deep keel boats. on any boat the bottom of the keel is exposed to damage from rocks from cruising in shallow water..
Not a big repair, or a difficult repair, but a necessary one, and the sooner the better. before hauling out, check around the keel bolts and in the sump of the bilge for cracking/missing bilge paint- this is an indicator that the keel stub has done some pretty major flexing.. As is common on beneteau sailboats of that era, the iron keel showed a bit of rust on its surfaces and at the keel/hull joint at the top. the keel is bolted right up against the canoe body of the hull, and the joint always moves a bit there, with rust resulting. used boat buying: keel repair and hull fairing. paul grimes. october 21, 2010. First on the list was to repair the bottom of the keel and smooth the underwater surfaces of the hull. the keel bottom was cracked and chipped and had the remains of a coral reef stuck to it. unfortunately, it was also resting on two wood blocks, and the whole boat weighs over 10,000 lb..
