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Bryan,
Your perjorative comment about production boats aside, I believe you'll find that so called custom boats have lost keels more often than production boats. Nevertheless, I'll make no assumptions about why the keel in this story feel off. There could be any number of reasons besides poor workmanship or design.
Donald
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On 7/24/07, David T <> wrote:
>
> Looking down into the pump area he immediately knew he was in trouble
> - where the keel bolts had been were three large holes that he could
> look
> through and see the clear water of Lake Ontario that was rapidly
> filling the
> boat.
>
> "The keel bolts pulled right through the fibreglass," said Boucher,
> who has no idea why they failed and is positive he didn't strike
> anything in
> the water.
If the above account is correct, the keel was not properly attached to the
hull. Perhaps another short-cut taken by a low-cost production builder?
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Best,
Bryan Genez
"Capella" V40-158
New Bern, NC
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