woolamaloo
Member III
My marina pulled my 30+ for the winter and I stopped by to measure for my stove replacement. I noticed a couple scratches on the aft edge of the starboard side of my keel.
The fore edge is undamaged. While I was puzzling what may have done that, I walked to the port side to find this:
Remember, this is the aft edge. I had a wonderful sailing season with nary a docking or collision fiasco. I didn't spend any nights on the hook and only once ran gently aground for 2 seconds inside my own marina.
I went to my yard manager (an experienced and trusted advisor) and ask if he noticed the scratching and he replied, "Sometime this summer, you docked against a rock in some marina. It's no big deal. We could fix it with fairing compound but will likely just get knocked out - it's not deep enough. Do you want us to grind it smooth for you?" So, here's my question: Is this really no big deal? Does anyone have any wisdom they can share about this happening? What's the best way to repair this?
It's times like these that I'm delighted I have a 30 year old boat instead of a new one. On my "experienced" boat this feels like just another minor tribulation. On a new boat, this would seem like a tragedy.
Thanks,
Jim
Woolamaloo
1985 30+ Hull #685
The fore edge is undamaged. While I was puzzling what may have done that, I walked to the port side to find this:
Remember, this is the aft edge. I had a wonderful sailing season with nary a docking or collision fiasco. I didn't spend any nights on the hook and only once ran gently aground for 2 seconds inside my own marina.
I went to my yard manager (an experienced and trusted advisor) and ask if he noticed the scratching and he replied, "Sometime this summer, you docked against a rock in some marina. It's no big deal. We could fix it with fairing compound but will likely just get knocked out - it's not deep enough. Do you want us to grind it smooth for you?" So, here's my question: Is this really no big deal? Does anyone have any wisdom they can share about this happening? What's the best way to repair this?
It's times like these that I'm delighted I have a 30 year old boat instead of a new one. On my "experienced" boat this feels like just another minor tribulation. On a new boat, this would seem like a tragedy.
Thanks,
Jim
Woolamaloo
1985 30+ Hull #685