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    May 19, 2020 3 minutes

    KEEL ATTACHMENTS

    Q: I have an early ‘70s Catalina 27. The keel bolts look pretty good. My question is, why not glass over the keel to bond to the hull rather than changing the bolts if, or when the bolts are too far gone? I haven’t seen anything on this, so could you discuss? Full-keels are permanent. It seems the fin keel could be made the same.

    — Jon C. Anderson, Deer Island, OR

    DON CASEY REPLIES

    A little clarification here: it is not just fin keels that are bolted in place. Full-keel boats

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