227 keel design

Today my boat was hauled for the winter and I was able to inspect the damage to my keel caused by an inadvertent contact with a pile of rocks. Fortunately the damage was not too bad, but it made me wonder how the keel is constructed. Is it a fiberglass shell that a chunk of lead is inserted into or is the lead mechanically attached in some way? Also does anyone know how thick is the fiberglass on the bottom of the keel. John Boyce Cal 227 #650 Gotcha Again

Fiberglass shell. Not sure how thick the glass is on the bottom. Jim Englert Hi-Tech Engraving 757-873-3639 > On Sep 20, 2014, at 9:40 PM, "John b je… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Today my boat was hauled for the winter and I was able to inspect the damage to my keel caused by an inadvertent contact with a pile of rocks. Fortunately the damage was not too bad, but it made me wonder how the keel is constructed. Is it a fiberglass shell that a chunk of lead is inserted into or is the lead mechanically attached in some way? Also does anyone know how thick is the fiberglass on the bottom of the keel. > > John Boyce > Cal 227 #650 > Gotcha Again >

John I did the same thing with my Cal 2-25. I ground in 3/4"-1" to bevel the new glass layup at bottom and sides of leading edge of keel. Reglassed it with West System 5 years. All good yet. Good luck! Jeff Raethke s/v Molly Rose Cal 2-25 Pepin WI > On Sep 21, 2014, at 9:15 AM, "Jim Englert sa… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Fiberglass shell. Not sure how thick the glass is on the bottom. > > Jim Englert > Hi-Tech Engraving > 757-873-3639 > > >> On Sep 20, 2014, at 9:40 PM, "John b je… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: >> >> >> Today my boat was hauled for the winter and I was able to inspect the damage to my keel caused by an inadvertent contact with a pile of rocks. Fortunately the damage was not too bad, but it made me wonder how the keel is constructed. Is it a fiberglass shell that a chunk of lead is inserted into or is the lead mechanically attached in some way? Also does anyone know how thick is the fiberglass on the bottom of the keel. >> >> John Boyce >> Cal 227 #650 >> Gotcha Again > >