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- Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:51 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Ballast casing and dagger
- Replies: 18
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Re: Ballast casing and dagger
I suspect it may be concrete! I have seen small pieces of what I think is concrete. https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=B799F22023F0A66F&id=B799F22023F0A66F%21285&v=3 From broken section of the keel case what I see looks like concrete as well. https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=B799F22023F0A66F&i...
- Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:44 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Ballast casing and dagger
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12458
Re: Ballast casing and dagger
Thanks for the heart warming graph!
I will keep you posted.
I will keep you posted.
- Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:30 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Ballast casing and dagger
- Replies: 18
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Re: Ballast casing and dagger
Thanks for all your help atles, I have done a test, I poured 100 liters of water inside the boat and noticed that it was leaking from the the crack on the keel. The same crack in the photo. It took a few days! I need to know if there is any chance that keel breaks off. I can insulate the leakage fro...
- Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:07 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Ballast casing and dagger
- Replies: 18
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Re: Ballast casing and dagger
Thanks atles, Please explain " so what you are getting is flex If you took your boat out for a run and watched you would see movement" ? Yes it does have a center board, and it works too! However it cannot be removed because the bolts from inside are covered with glass. It seems to be very...
- Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:46 am
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Ballast casing and dagger
- Replies: 18
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Ballast casing and dagger
Hi, After last week sailing I noticed water leakage into my boat. It turned out to be from a track on the keel. Track runs for 30 Cm and leakage is a few drips per second. From inside the previous owner has filled all around the casing of the dagger with some sort of glue and I have no visuals. Plea...