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DavidBuoy
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Initially Posted - 03/21/2014 :  11:06:37  Show Profile
Good Afternoon all,

I am trying to ascertain a method of telling whether my keel is iron or lead. Im pulling the boat to have the bottom and a number of other things done on 4/6 and needed to find out about the zinc for the keel. Boat is in the signature below.

Thank you for the help!

Captain Rob & Admiral Alyson
"David Buoy"-1985 C25 SK/SR #5053
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dasreboot
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Response Posted - 03/21/2014 :  11:10:55  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
use a rare earth magnet. a hard drive magnet would do it.
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/21/2014 :  12:06:23  Show Profile
An 87 Wing keel is encapsulated Lead...No rust, No cables, No noise, No headache Thats why I have one..He He
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 03/21/2014 :  12:40:10  Show Profile
All swing keels are cast iron.
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/21/2014 :  12:44:18  Show Profile
Your right Frank, My mistake I read Dasreboots Signature. Cast iron for a swinger.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 03/21/2014 :  14:43:16  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by islander</i>
<br />An 87 Wing keel is encapsulated Lead...No rust, No cables, No noise, No headache Thats why I have one..He He
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encapsulated?
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/21/2014 :  18:07:20  Show Profile
Its some sort of a thick coating, Not really sure what other than it white in color.
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sdpinaz
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Response Posted - 03/22/2014 :  16:21:34  Show Profile
the white stuff is fairing compound, don't really know what it is- some sort of poly resin, but it is there to fair the lead keel into the fiberglass, the lead casting is not very smooth to begin with. you will probably notice that the leading edge and the trailing edge as well as the wings don't have much on them because they didn't need to be faired as much....
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/22/2014 :  17:37:53  Show Profile
I think your right on the fairing compound. It works and the wing keel is a no maintenance item so that's a big plus in my book.
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britinusa
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<font color="red"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">"David Buoy"-1985 C25 <u>SK</u>/SR</font id="size5"></font id="Georgia"></font id="red">



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Jweikel625
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Response Posted - 03/24/2014 :  15:40:30  Show Profile  Visit Jweikel625's Homepage
I plan to add the sleeve From CD as my pin hole is probably large enough that I don't have to even bore it out. My question is??? How do you fill in the remaining space?? can it be welded? Epoxied or just leave it go???
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