rob78
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Post by rob78 on Feb 13, 2021 1:22:01 GMT
Hi there, these are the keel bolts of my boat: Above the second bolt from left it seems to exist a small line, similar to crazing. Should I remove the bolts, re-bed/re-glassing with 4mm crossed fiber and change the bolts/rods? Am I just paranoid? ;-))) Thanks for all answers
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Post by zaphod on Feb 13, 2021 1:50:00 GMT
Those look fine to me. I don't know what the line on the left nut is but suspect it is superficial. If you want to inspect them more closely clean them up with a wire brush and make sure that isn't a crack in the nut.
I have seen much worse bolts than those!
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Post by fimacca on Feb 13, 2021 22:40:48 GMT
Clean them off. Clean around them. monitor that area. Check the hull to keel join under the boat. Check for old damage on the keel. What did the last survey say? Do the bolts leak? Where do cracks go.
Sometimes glass cracking happens with pressure on the hardstanding through the keel.
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rob78
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Post by rob78 on Feb 14, 2021 0:28:04 GMT
Well, the boat is on the hard since last spring... nearly a year. Nothing wrong with the keel apart normal wear. The joint is normal. No survey. Well, I hope not to loose it... I don't know how to recover it ;-)
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Post by Trevor on Feb 14, 2021 7:16:10 GMT
Hi rob78,
They look ok to me.
Regards Trevor
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Post by ianqv on Feb 25, 2021 8:40:38 GMT
Some close up images would help... but, it looks like light surface rust to me. As already suggested, clean them up before the rust gets a grip.
Ian
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Post by earnric on Dec 7, 2021 1:48:30 GMT
Mine look a bit worse...
Can I just use a wire brush and paint with some rust-oleum or similar?
Rick
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Post by Tom on Dec 21, 2021 21:26:14 GMT
The nuts and bolts look good to me. Clean with a brass wire brush and then coat. I have been coating with 90 weight oil, because its so sticky and doesn't flow away. Its worth noting that rust has a far greater volume than the iron it came from - so, it always looks worse that it might be. That volume difference is why steel rebar causes concrete to crack around the rebar as it rusts. Tom, Alchemyst, 45DS, #312
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