Re: Potential Kelt 7.60 owner, Maryland
Posted by ClownTrigger11 on
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Yeah, the bottom job isn't super fantastic. I can't believe that they painted the whole sail drive, including the zinc. The yard it's at probably did the bare minimum with the cheapest paint possible just to check that box and make it look good for the sale. Given your thoughts on the tube, I think what I'll do is use it for the season as-is, then next year get it hauled at a different yard that I trust more. They can take the bottom back down to the epoxy, address the keel gap, fair the keel and the bottom, then do a high quality non-ablative bottom coat.
I'm definitely going to pull the sail drive though and replace the main diaphragm. If you aren't familiar, there's a big round accordion diaphragm that seals the sail drive flange to the hull. They have a lifespan, and I doubt this one has ever been changed. There's also a lower seal that goes around the skeg and is glued to the outside of the hull that's completely missing. Going back to gaining access to the engine compartment, the port sail locker has a big stainless fuel tank mounted in it on this boat. Taking that out would probably be easier than cutting a big hole in the cockpit floor, but I don't know how much it would buy me. Adding a cockpit sole hatch would certainly simplify maintenance (which will make me more apt to do it). This is what I'm talking about:
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Yeah, the bottom job isn't super fantastic. I can't believe that they painted the whole sail drive, including the zinc. The yard it's at probably did the bare minimum with the cheapest paint possible just to check that box and make it look good for the sale. Given your thoughts on the tube, I think what I'll do is use it for the season as-is, then next year get it hauled at a different yard that I trust more. They can take the bottom back down to the epoxy, address the keel gap, fair the keel and the bottom, then do a high quality non-ablative bottom coat.
I'm definitely going to pull the sail drive though and replace the main diaphragm. If you aren't familiar, there's a big round accordion diaphragm that seals the sail drive flange to the hull. They have a lifespan, and I doubt this one has ever been changed. There's also a lower seal that goes around the skeg and is glued to the outside of the hull that's completely missing. Going back to gaining access to the engine compartment, the port sail locker has a big stainless fuel tank mounted in it on this boat. Taking that out would probably be easier than cutting a big hole in the cockpit floor, but I don't know how much it would buy me. Adding a cockpit sole hatch would certainly simplify maintenance (which will make me more apt to do it). This is what I'm talking about:
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