Thanks, I think thats a good idea. Makes sense to me, this why I like to do my own work, you catch things like that others may just look over. Thanks Brandon
On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Derek Atkin <[email protected]> wrote: > > [Attachment(s)<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=js&name=js&ver=_JFy5EgIPsc.en.&am=b7EwpdTXcKGpB92C0fQ2UrS3D30LUw#1212788ff547c9b4_TopText>from > Derek Atkin included below] > > This is by no means gospel. just my thought. > > Attached is a shot of the front-most keel boat washer. As you can see its > now conical in shape. If you take the movement of the bolt due to washer > deformation and the collapse of the surface underneath - you can certainly > see why a tolerance grows and thus allows the keel to drop a little and > generate a crack. > > I have also attached a shot of my remedy. 3/4" aluminum blocks that are > acting to spread the load of the keel on the keel floor. If you look around > the bole - you can see the larger flat washer - which is about the same size > as the washer on the original fitting. I had plates made for every keel > bolt, significantly increasing the surface area that spreads the load for > each keel bolt. They are fitted with stainless lock-nuts and washers and > were set in epoxy to take up any surface irregularities. > > Hopefully this increased support will prevent and further separation > between the boat and the keel. > > Derek Atkin > #4297 > > > -- Richard "Brandon" Snider 843-616-3124
