Ariel #24

[bill@ariel231]

question -- "Did you coat the aft section of the keel with epoxy then set the shoe before the epoxy cured?"
yes, I filled the shoe with thickened epoxy and used a jack to hold it in position.

The stub on your keel looks good in the photos (At least no cracks are visible around the holes). either method (bedding in wet epoxy or 5200 will work) the 5200 is much easier to remove if you ever need to drop the rudder for repairs.

were I to do it again, I'd use 5200...