Dave Still have my Montgomery 15 and have sailed it several times in Lake Erie last summer. Getting it ready for this season, I noticed water (been there all winter) in a slot I haven't noticed before underneath the cockpit just aft of what looks like the top of a centerboard box/ structure thru which the rope to hoist the certerboard passes as well as the cockpit drain. Slot looks to be about 6-8" wide and maybe a foot or two long. What is that slot, should it be open and why is there water in it? The boat has been buttoned up in a garage all the time. Thanks Ray Aukstuolis On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 2:41 PM Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
Ray.
I have a good idea about what is happening but without pictures to confirm don't want to jump to the worse case conclusion.
I look forward to seeing the images.
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On Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 11:33 AM Rimantas Aukstuolis <raukstuolis1@gmail.com
wrote:
Dave Thanks for commenting so quickly. The boat is on a trailer out at Pymatuning, about an hour an a half away. I should be able to get out there after Thanksgiving and get a picture. Ray
On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 2:00 PM Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
Ray.
Without a picture it reads like the steel ballast has become water saturated and is busted out of the keel.
To confirm this and provide better point for discussion please share a picture. The image needs to be under 300KB in size - most images from phones are GB in size and to large to send through the email group.
If you can't reduce an image size please send an email to me directly at wdscobie@yahoo.com
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On Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 10:53 AM Rimantas Aukstuolis < raukstuolis1@gmail.com
wrote:
I own a 1983 Montgomery 15. Last summer was my first time using the boat due to the pandemic and some other health issues but I did manage to launch and keep at a dock on Lake Pymatuning (OH/PA border) from August to September. Apparently the boat was always dry sailed, and never had anti fouling paint applied as the bottom was clean when I bought it almost three years ago. When I hauled it out (dumb me) there was algae on the bottom. I was able to get it pretty clean using a marine algae cleaner and powerwasher but I'll give it another hit in the spring. As I was powerwashing, I seem to have removed a 3" section of fiberglass from the fin keel, forward on the port side. Looks like exposed metal. Is this lead or steel? Can't see well in there. How should it be fixed/patched? I really don't want to apply anti-fouling paint and will dry sail after I modify the trailer with keel guides and slicker beds to make launch and recovery easier. Any suggestions on repair and trailer mods are appreciated. Thanks Rimantas "Ray" Aukstuolis