RE: [Cal_Boats] How is ballast attached to keel on Cal 28 (1968-69)

Having once seen a CAL 28 Flat Top on blocks, I believe she is a bolt-on keel. Reg? Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sail Away Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:21 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] How is ballast attached to keel on Cal 28 (1968-69) Not really familiar with the 28, however many/most Cals have a hull that includes the keel with the lead dropped in and encapsulated in fiberglass.....On my 34 III that is why there is such a deep bilge....that I miss dearly!! Greg 1977 Cal 34 III (for sale) 1986 P36-2 (shallow bilge) ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Stirling <mailto:br… [at] stirlinglaw.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Cc: rc… [at] gci.com Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:11 AM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] How is ballast attached to keel on Cal 28 (1968-69) I am sending a note to this Cal 28 owner to join this group, but meanwhile he wrote me and asked a question I cannot answer. Knowing the pros on this site, I thought one of you might respond to him at the email address below. Thanks. Here's his question: -----Original Message----- From: Raoul Chapman [mailto:rc… [at] gci.com] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:23 PM To: br… [at] stirlinglaw.com Subject: Cal 28 keel/ballast I'm bugging everybody I can about this. Would you or someone you know be able to tell me exactly how the ballast was attatched in my 1968/69 Cal28? I did not see any keel bolts in the bilge, but could have missed them. This was a long distance purchase and I had limited time on the boat, and it has been bugging me since. The boat, named Feng Shui, is on the hard near Lake Erie. I did see a working line in the bottom paint around the keel about one foot from the bottom, this worries me if the ballast is just encapsulated and not bolted. Thanks. By the way, great pics of your boat and great website. Hopefully we'll see you out there someday. This fall we are taking Feng Shui through the Erie Canal and down the ICW to Florida. Next year maybe Panama or Costa Rica. RaoulChapman Field Service Tech. II GCI Fairbanks rc… [at] gci.com <mailto:rc… [at] gci.com> YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "Cal_Boats <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .

The keel on the Cal 28 flat top is encapsulated. The keel is a seperate shell glassed onto the hull with the ballast inside. No bolts. The inside of the bilge is glassed over so you can not see the ballast as you would in a Cal 25 for instance. The keel, like the Cal 25 does flop around to some extent. Richard --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Husar Charlie" <husar_charlie@...> wrote: > > Having once seen a CAL 28 Flat Top on blocks, I believe she is a bolt-on > keel. Reg? > > Cheers > Charlie > > ________________________________ > > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Sail Away > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:21 AM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] How is ballast attached to keel on Cal 28 > (1968-69) > > > Not really familiar with the 28, however many/most Cals have a hull that > includes the keel with the lead dropped in and encapsulated in > fiberglass.....On my 34 III that is why there is such a deep > bilge....that I miss dearly!! > > Greg > 1977 Cal 34 III (for sale) > 1986 P36-2 (shallow bilge) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Stirling <mailto:bruce@...> > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Cc: rchapman@... > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:11 AM > Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] How is ballast attached to keel on Cal > 28 (1968-69) > > I am sending a note to this Cal 28 owner to join this group, but > meanwhile he wrote me and asked a question I cannot answer. Knowing the > pros on this site, I thought one of you might respond to him at the > email address below. Thanks. > > Here's his question: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Raoul Chapman [mailto:rchapman@...] > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:23 PM > To: bruce@... > Subject: Cal 28 keel/ballast > > > > I'm bugging everybody I can about this. Would you or > someone you know be able to tell me exactly how the ballast was > attatched in my 1968/69 Cal28? I did not see any keel bolts in the > bilge, but could have missed them. This was a long distance purchase and > I had limited time on the boat, and it has been bugging me since. The > boat, named Feng Shui, is on the hard near Lake Erie. I did see a > working line in the bottom paint around the keel about one foot from the > bottom, this worries me if the ballast is just encapsulated and not > bolted. Thanks. > > By the way, great pics of your boat and great website. > Hopefully we'll see you out there someday. This fall we are taking Feng > Shui through the Erie Canal and down the ICW to Florida. Next year maybe > Panama or Costa Rica. > > RaoulChapman > Field Service Tech. II > GCI Fairbanks > > > rchapman@... <mailto:rchapman@...> > > > ________________________________ > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > * Visit your group "Cal_Boats > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats> " on the web. > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . > > > ________________________________ >