A-231 Periwinkle

[bill@ariel231]

after the top side was complete, the demolition party moved to the keel.

Under the old bondo, there was evidence of several collisions with the bottom and maybe two trips to the beach.

One interesting problem that may show up in other boats is a 1" gap I found between the ballast and the bottom of the keel. This appeared to be one of the reasons #231 had a large number of fractures and repairs to the bottom of the keel. The air gap may have resulted in damage every time #231 was hauled out and placed on blocks.

During the overhaul, the void below the ballast was filled with mat and epoxy. The damage from the mid-point of the ballast aft to the rudder was reglassed in matt & roving to just a wee' bit heftier than original.

below that image is the leading edge of the keel (after the bondo-ectomy)... this too was repaired with mat & roving to the original dimensions

last is an image of the final stage in the keel demolition...