Bob Some of the early M-15 had steel punching used for balast. If the steel were to get wet (like mine) it would swell up and clamp the center board (like mine) and you could not drop the center board. The fix is to remove the steel balast and replace it with lead (that will not swell if it get wet). With out the surgery the boat is useless. Hope your vessel has lead. Jim Sadler -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+jimsadler=jascopacific.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+jimsadler=jascopacific.com@mailman.xmis sion.com]On Behalf Of Robert Becker Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 1:55 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 Keel repair Jim, Interesting pictures of your M-15 keel repair. The fiberglass vein is a mystery?? What motivated you to do the keel surgery in the first place? Bob M15 #208 CA On Apr 30, 2007, at 10:42 AM, Jim Sadler wrote:
I finally gathered enough courage to do surgery on the Pelican.
Check out the pic at
http://picasaweb.google.com/jascopacific/M15KeelRepair
I discovered the steel punching are rusted at the top. It looks like water entered from above probably the interior of the cabin.
Interesting is the vein of fiberglass that runs horizontally though the punchings.
Any ideas about what this vein is for?
This repair isn't very fun. I would rather be pushing to weather in a parting sea!
Any opinions would be appreciated.
Captain Jim
Sailing vessel Pelican
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