Commander 147

[Commander 147]

If you are not crazy enough to take on digging out the wet foam in the keel you will not see what I found so I though I would show you.

I thought you would like to see how easy water can come into your hull from the strap on the rudder. The first picture shows the two screwdrivers I stuck through the bolt holes for the strap in the middle of the rudder.

The second picture is the shafts of those screwdrivers inside the hull. There is no reinforcement inside the hull at that area and the only thing stopping water from leaking into the boat is whatever sealant you have there. It might be a good idea to drill those holes larger, pack them full of thickend epoxy and then redrill them the correct size so you have something other than sealant keeping water out.

For me I'm going to built up an area in there with fiberglass to strengthen and seal it so it will never leak there again.