davemitchell
Member I
Unforunately I have had the boat on the trailer for a year. The bottom of my keel has been dripping water out of it, the whole time. Cleaning out the bilge yesterday, I pulled both the bilge pump and the pick up strainer for the hand pump. Under the strainer, in the bilge access closest to the steps there is a 3" square area where the fiberglass has been cut out, that is smooth metal, and a hole that is appox. 1" across that tapers out to about 1 3/4" at the top. I am still trying to get all the mud & gunk out of the hole. Could this be where a keel bolt is suppose to be??? Structrual (?) the keel appears fine, no cracks in the fiberglass, no signs of it lacking support. I will try to post a picture this week.
Any ideas would be helpful. The people on my dock now have a running debate about it.
Any ideas would be helpful. The people on my dock now have a running debate about it.