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Did you or PO store the boat on stands, or on a trailer that required chains from one side to the other? If so, the chain can often rub against back edge the keel. Not a big deal if it's just sitting there, but if being transported on a trailer, the chain could saw against the edge and cause damage like that.
Rick S., Swarthmore, PA PO of Take Five, 1998 Catalina 250WK #348 (relocated to Baltimore's Inner Harbor) New owner of 2001 Catalina 34MkII #1535 Breakin' Away (at Rock Hall Landing Marina)
If she was ever stored or worked on on stands, it could have been a chain between two stands whacking or dragging over the keel while they were rigging the stands.
Marine Tex (sorta like white body putty) might be as good as anything to cover it up and bond in place. I suspect the encapsulation is similar material.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
That's like discovering what's behind the drywall in your home--you don't want to know!
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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