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JPS109
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Initially Posted - 09/22/2014 :  07:05:44  Show Profile
One of he guys at my marina spent about a week breaking apart a concrete keel from a derelict boat. Never saw one of those before.
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Response Posted - 09/22/2014 :  07:31:15  Show Profile
Home made boats were common for a while, was this a "kit" boat?
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 09/22/2014 :  13:03:20  Show Profile
Many Com-Pac models have shallow, broad, molded fiberglass keels filled with concrete. No doubt it's cheaper and easier than lead, but lead is almost 5 times density, and cast iron about 3 times.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 09/22/2014 :  17:38:08  Show Profile
Watkins had concrete/lead matrix keel
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Response Posted - 09/23/2014 :  08:36:08  Show Profile
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Watkins had concrete/lead matrix keel
...and the Watkins 25 became the Com-Pac 25.
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