Fixing the keel (Patreon)

Hi guys 

In this week's video, I set to work rebuilding the keel. Complete with pouring new foam, glassing the panels back on, and applying the first bit of fairing compound. This video was recorded two weeks ago. 

In realtime news. We adhered the keel back into the hull yesterday. It was stressful. Because of the heat and humidity here in Charleston, we have a pretty short "open time" with the adhesive we used (Sikaflex 929). I did a little test, and after 20 minutes (in this temperature and humidity), Sikaflex 929 started to form a skin. We practiced lifting the keel and adjusting it a bunch of times. In the end, we applied adhesive and lifted the keel in place in just under 17 minutes - meaning with 3 minutes to spare. Phew!

Ava and I will be leaving Charleston in the middle of next week. I hope we can apply porpspeed to the props and saildrives before then. Fingers crossed :)

Thank you so much for your support! Have a fantastic weekend :)