Glueing the keel

[Mark Rendelman hull 24]

Building of hull #24

Well I have been busy in the shop the last few days it finally cooled down enough for me to work in my shop I glassed the bottom and started to do the fill coat and thought that I had better install the keel first , so I glued down the keel today and will wait for that to cure a day or two before putting on the filets. The keel will be topped of with 3/4x3/16 oval brass as a keel strip.

[Steve W]

Mark, that looks sweet. I somehow bumped my keel and it's about 3/16" out of straight. I was so sad about that mistake, but she sails just fine! You are making fine progress now!

 

[Don Silsbe]

These photos remind me of one of the last lines to the play The Crucible— “More Weight!”  (I don’t typically memorize lines from plays, but this one somehow stuck.)

 

You have inspired me to get up off my backside, and glue up my stem.  Thank you.

[J. Cote]

Thanks for the timely photos, Mark.  I just flipped my S12 to start the keel.  I like your clever "clamp/strap" hold downs.

[Mark Rendelman hull 24]

Thank you all for the fine remarks and iam glad that it has inspired you to continue you projects 

mark

[Hirilonde]

Be careful using just straps and weights. Glue ups with epoxy have a tendency to drift before the cure.  It is why I used screws. Check back often during the cure to see if drift has occured.

 

[Mark Rendelman hull 24]

Dave 

you probably can’t see them in the photos due to the shot bags but I did secure wooden blocks to the hull to keep the keel in proper alignment while glueing up.

 

mark

[Todd Stein]

Nice work Mark, the use of straps seems a good strategy along with screwed blocks. I might follow suit with your idea, thanks. Was it a challenge to find and or rout the centerboard well?