Oyster 26 Keel Damage

[LONG_KEELER]

This boat is up for sealed bids starting at 2K.
Any thoughts on keel damage ?
Would I be right in thinking a bolt on keel and glassed over ?
Interior bolts and floor seem normal to my amateur eye.
Modern Volvo engine in a rather cramped space. Treadmaster deck needs lifting and renewing. Spars seem ok . Sails not checked.

From Bow

 

[Concerto]

It does not look like a keel strike on a hard surface as there is no damage showing on the leading edge of the keel. It looks more like it has run over a cable or chain . The small gap between the keel and keel stub can be easily filled, might be worth tightening the keel bolts as well. If there is no damage showing on the keel bolts internally, again supports this idea. Check the aft end of the keel rib as that would be where any strain would be seen.

I presume that sealed bids means it is being sold by a yard/marina for unpaid dues. Anyone you can ask about the damage and how it was caused?

Removing TreadMaster is quite time consuming, but once smoothed and painted, not a vast expense.

Please note I am not a surveyor and these comments come from my experience of boats over many decades and only looking at the photographs.

 

[RumPunch]

What's the crack @ 10 o'clock in the first picture ?

 

[LONG_KEELER]

What's the crack @ 10 o'clock in the first picture ?

Thanks for the replies.

Apologies. I have re read the description as follows:-

1978 Oyster 26
We are inviting sealed bids above the indicated price to Clarke & Carter by mid day on October 31st 2022. The sale is strictly ‘as is where is’ without any warranty on condition or description.
The Oyster 26 is a fantastic sailing boat - she is fast, stiff and well balanced. Suitable for fast cruising or club racing. She has a complete inventory for coastal cruising. She benefits from a 2019 13hp Volvo engine (larger than standard). As a boat of a certain vintage, her new owner will need to undertake some structural to the keel matrix, as this has failed, as well as some cosmetic work. Priced very competitively, to take this in to account. Come and have a look!

I expect the membrane for the saildrive was renewed at the time of the new engine.

 

[greeny]

That crack is wider than I would be comfortable to fill and fair. The width of the crack represents a fair bit of movement in the keel I would say. In fact it looks like an attempt to repair has been made before, looking at the different patches of filler in some areas. If it was me, the keel would be taken off to have a better assessment and then effect whatever repair was necessary.