Posted by brian johnson on
URL: https://forum.seahawk17.org.uk/Removed-from-Trailer-Bottom-Paint-and-Keel-tp4025458p4025459.html

Hi Yan

It's worth taking the keel out by raising the boat slightly. You could either get it galvanised or sandblasted and coated with a few layers of epoxy paint. I would look closely at the joint between the keel box and the hull from the outside as they get chipped by stones getting in the gap and this leads to small leaks. Especially important if you keep the boat on a swinging mooring! I think the Stour is actually brackish water which tends to rust steel more than freshwater.

best wishes

Brian