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I've just drilled into the keel. Got a two inch hole.

I've confirmed my suspicion. There is a wall of lead pigs (thanks Newbridge) and I've just moved it with a screwdriver. The entire slab of ballast is free to fall around about 3 - 4 inches!!!!!

What the hell was the guy who built this thinking! No effort at all has been made to keep it secure. :|
 
Cheap and cheerful fix would be to poor in cement with plastisiser and water proofer mixed in, I wouldn't be tempted to use resin, the heat build up would be enormous, could end up distorting your keels, and if you poured in a bit at a time it would take for ever.

When cement has set, just glass back over.
 
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Cheap and cheerful fix would be to poor in cement with plastisiser and water proofer mixed in, I wouldn't be tempted to use resin, the heat build up would be enormous, could end up distorting your keels, and if you poured in a bit at a time it would take for ever.

When cement has set, just glass back over.

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The trouble is, I don't want to add too much weight to it, since I don't want to have to do the same to the other keel. It would mean removing the entire galley, which is a BIG job.
 
I'm going to adopt Mr Fullcircle's advice and shove a wooden wedge down there to mechanically hold it in place, then glue it all with CSM and resin wads, rather than fill the whole keel up with the stuff.
 
Don't know if this would work but if the problem is that the ballast is moving around when underway, what about some kind of soft wadding, pillow or blanket type thing ?
Open to suggestion but loose ballast is what they used anyway
 
Fullcircles idea will work ok, can't see a problem with it, I admit I was thinking you had to do both, and a bit of extra weight might be beneficial??

However, perhaps removing the galley would be a bit OTT, on the other hand, seeing as how you have ripped out the bog, and can't crap, wouldn't it be better not to eat?
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PS. what the bloody hell is going on??? I typed s.h.i.t. and the bloody censor thingy chopped it, so it's ok to say bloody, and crap, but not [--word removed--]!!! /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Like being in school with some potty teachers idea of what is acceptable.
 
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Don't know if this would work but if the problem is that the ballast is moving around when underway, what about some kind of soft wadding, pillow or blanket type thing ?
Open to suggestion but loose ballast is what they used anyway

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Aint you got some ploughing to do, or some foxes to terrorise?? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Must be at your end Chrusty. maybe matron has you on the wrong pills ?, s<span style="color:black">hit</span> happens /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Sod off smart arse! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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I dropped both tactics in the end, and went with expanding foam. I used a wooden tapered, "oh crap my boat is sinking by way of broken sea cock" bung to mechanically hold it, then filled the entire keel with polycell. Should do the job. It was bone dry in there anyway.

I've removed the seacock backing plate and am ready to sand and cover it tomorrow when I get some acetone, and then there's the other jobs...

mast down, antenna, new instruments... blah blah.

Also, my suggestion of a lloyds approved engineer, I've gouged out the cracks in the deck/hull bonding with a chisel, and am going to fill the gaps with west system, which I've been offered at half price. The trouble is, it's wet, so I might have to get friendly with a local girl so I can borrow her hair dryer.

The bow roller is being made tomorrow, and the tiller stock is being drilled and a new pin being machine so it should be nice and tight again, which the engineer says will help the TP.

In all, when I do finally leave here, Kudu will be a very solid boat....

I've also resigned to bed, borrow, or steal (well, maybe not) a liferaft and epirb. I hope I can rent one cheaply, but Steve the engineer was right, it would really cock up my blog if I drowned. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
"I've also resigned to bed, borrow, or steal "

Bed????!!!!....I think that maybe your mind be not on sailing dear boy! Liferaft!! Pah, yer wimp! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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I wouldn't be tempted to use resin, the heat build up would be enormous, could end up distorting your keels, and if you poured in a bit at a time it would take for ever.


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Not if you put chalk in the mix, we did this on a pacesetter 29 without any problem
 
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