Comments on: Heavy metal http://marinecarpentry.com/2008/10/31/heavy-metal/ Boatbuilding, restoration & repairs using wood Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:48:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: charlie http://marinecarpentry.com/2008/10/31/heavy-metal/#comment-19 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:37:21 +0000 http://marinecarpentry.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-19 (update: the old keel is being replaced as it was too far gone to save)

No – the old keel will not be used as an exact template but merely as a guide. The new keel is being faired to the drawn lines as the old keel has both shrunk and distored over its life. The ballast keel, once re-drilled, will provide the basis for a template from which to drill the holes for the keel bolts. The keel bolts holes in the old keel are too worn to make a template from.

Hope this helps.

]]> By: j hussey http://marinecarpentry.com/2008/10/31/heavy-metal/#comment-18 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:55:12 +0000 http://marinecarpentry.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-18 will you take a pattern of bolt location sites before you restore keel

]]> By: Mike Maynard http://marinecarpentry.com/2008/10/31/heavy-metal/#comment-9 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:42:41 +0000 http://marinecarpentry.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-9 If the timber isn’t rotten don’t replace it! If the surfaces can be planed safely without altering the structure too much and the fittings are tight. I would be inclined to keep the well matured timber.

But only you can make the decision on site!
Good luck and keep up the good work.

If you need a hand painting the finished boat let me know.

Best regards
Mike

]]> By: Gavin Atkin http://marinecarpentry.com/2008/10/31/heavy-metal/#comment-7 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:41:18 +0000 http://marinecarpentry.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-7 Repair if at all possible. But that’s just my guess – how hard is that wood anyway?

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