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Gull Lake CAT 25
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Initially Posted - 12/09/2012 :  08:15:53  Show Profile
I purchased a 77 Cat 25 this past September. It is a fresh water boat. One of the items I am doing before it goes back in the water next spring is having new bottom paint done. Painting of the keel is part of that. From reading some data I have found it looks like removal of the keel for painting would be a major undertaking due to weight (1500 lbs?).
Can anyone tell me the make up of the keel? It has quite a bit of rusted areas so needs either sand blasting or a lot of wire brush activity. Is the keel a thin walled steel where we could puncture it with too much removal? Best process for doing this?

Thanks for your input.
Dan Buzz
Gull Lake
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joearcht
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Response Posted - 12/09/2012 :  08:31:54  Show Profile
Hi Dan, Our boats (Capri 25's) don't have swing keels. Your post just belongs in the Catalina 25 forum I think. For what it is worth, I used to own a early 80's Cat 25 w/ a swing keel and my recollection is that the entire keel was just one solid piece of "iron". All mine had on it was bottom paint and it was really rough due to corrosion under the paint. I will also say that swing keel saved me more than once while learning to sail the waters I'm in when I ran aground. It dampens the shock of hitting something and then cranks up out of the way to get moving again.
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