Thanks Brian - My life has been complicated of late by parents passing, elderly aunties in auto accidents and a younger brother suffering a massive stroke. Lot on my plate.
Interesting that it was shipped in toto. To whom? Where? Canada? The paint job is amazing. We have a boat lift to put her up and repair the keel as soon as I get back from a vacation in California. Pictures as they come. I will forward this to my family machinist but the plan of action you outlined sounds good. Soon...
Tom
Jacksonville, Florida
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:27:24 -0700
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Wow - that is an excellent paint job!!!
I'm intrigued by the trailer - was it made in the States? I ask because it looks very similar to trailers supplied as new with the boat. It may be UK-made meaning that the boat could have been shipped over rather than sailed (kind of more likely I think).
BTW - when you release the keel it may be easier to remove the rusty pivot bolt by splitting the nut using a line of drilled holes and a sharp cold chisel, which I did. I replaced it with a stainless bolt and washers, sealed with Sikaflex. Hasn't shipped a drop since I did it 4 years ago. My keel was blasted and treated with 4 coats of POR-15. It still looks OK despite being in salt water every season.
Brian
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