Nice job. I think I'll cut it with jig saw or hand saw... Woodworker by trade

Can I put this in any epoxy resin? I have some resin from Lowe's and need some type of filler. Are there other options out there. I'm repairing a lead keel.

I will definitely go with the screw in panel. That's a nice setup there.

I'm going to cut a fairly big hole and lay up some fiberglass and maybe a piece of aluminum. I will make a repair thread on this forum as it seems to be fairly common.

Curious Sailor wrote:Awesome boat Jeremy! Congrats!


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thank you, I like her... reading your site now. good info

did this today on a 900lb boat to get to the keel

LoHo wrote:Hey, look around inside the boat (like you wouldn't have already!) and see if there is a pole that fits that forward mast step-looking thing. I'd bet they PO made a gin pole to raise the mast and that was his attachment.

will do, I didn't know what it was for, or if it was stock or what

Here is my biggest issue with the boat. This thing is real loose and there doesnt seem a way to access it. I guess cut into it from the interior? any suggestions? It's still secured in there somehow, as it wont come out but it's broke. https://jeremys73.smugmug.com/photos/i-Nx7vMHS/0/L/i-Nx7vMHS-L.j...

Excellent, I will go inspect all of that right now.

Also, I've been reading through hundreds of threads on here and am seeing people retrofit the 26D's mast raising system. Would someone happen to have the link to purchase that. I'm not sure if it was the 26D, or X or M's, but the good one

The boat does pull well behind the ford. When i bought it, it had a few hundred pounds of water in it and was sitting 4" back on the trailer. I pulled it 200 miles with no problems. No wagging or anything. I think I'll reserve the 4Runner for this boat. This boat is ready to sail, so we're goin...

Thank You I have looked at the keel and the bolt, I'm not sure what to look for. I will take pics and post them. It does seem to operate though. I have heard some of the stories of it just falling off in the water... The boat was not in covered storage, it was tilted back on the trailer when i bough...

i need this too

sell the heep on craigslist for $400 while you're there, get a toyota next time

im strapping mine to a tree and cumalong, ill post pics when its done

maybe just install an amp and bluetooth, when i was a kid, in one car, i just had an amp and ran my walkman into the amp