Arradon
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I’m looking at a 10year old Southerly but have been warned that they are prone to structural failure to keel box. Has anyone any experience please ?
Southerly keel box structural failure
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sailaboutvic
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You may be better off posting this in the PBO section.
Concerto
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Contact Javelin of this parish as he has worked on a number of Southerly's and knows the problems very well.
http://www.ybw.com/forums/member.php?45934-Javelin
These threads may be of help.
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?490119-Southerly-115-heads-up&highlight=
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?492504-Southerly-105
http://www.ybw.com/forums/member.php?45934-Javelin
These threads may be of help.
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?490119-Southerly-115-heads-up&highlight=
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?492504-Southerly-105
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blan321
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Hi
I have a southerly 100 and sailed many miles in a 105 in 1980s, and I have not heard of keelbox failure in any of the southerlies. The iron grounding plate and keel need maintenance, probably on an 8-10 yr basis as others have described. Contact Northshore and the southerly owners association, who have an excellent archive dealing with known areas requiring work. That will depend on model.
And no, I haven't seen any other southerlies with plywood rot as published! I suspect that vessel had suffered fresh water ingress for some time as well as some neglect. The article was noted on the SOA forum and no one reported similar issues.
I have a southerly 100 and sailed many miles in a 105 in 1980s, and I have not heard of keelbox failure in any of the southerlies. The iron grounding plate and keel need maintenance, probably on an 8-10 yr basis as others have described. Contact Northshore and the southerly owners association, who have an excellent archive dealing with known areas requiring work. That will depend on model.
And no, I haven't seen any other southerlies with plywood rot as published! I suspect that vessel had suffered fresh water ingress for some time as well as some neglect. The article was noted on the SOA forum and no one reported similar issues.
