encapsulated

What material (lead, iron, ???) was the encapsulated keel made of on the early (ie: 1969) E41s?

I bought my E 27 a few weeks ago and have been doing long neglected maintenance. I noticed a hairline crack starting on one of my upper shroud chain plates.The port side chain plates have been partially exposed!,I assume by cutting the fiberglass. The starboard side are all still encapsulated...

Hi All, I am looking at the purchase of a 76 E27 and the survey turned up the strangest thing. There appears to be a complete void on the lower half of the keel below the encapsulated ballast. This is forward of the bilge sump and runs the entire length of the keel for the lower half on...