<Home> <100 Structure>

Added 03/09/2004

1) Sandblast or grind your keel (if made of metal)

2) Clean with "202"

3) Within an hour after beginning sandblasting, apply one coat of

"Interprotect 200E" to seal from corrosion.

4) At that point you are safe and can take your time.

5) Now it is the time to "fix" the holes and imperfection on your keel by filling them with "watertight". Do the whole keel and sand as soon as it is ready.

6) Once your sanding is done, cover with another coat of "interprotect

2000E". If you have removed some of the first coat of interprotect during sanding, make sure you cover within one hour to protect from corrosion. One trick is to do one side of the keel at a time if you can't do both within one hour.

7) Now your keel should look like brand new! Add 3 to 4 more coats of

Interprotec 200E to finish the job.

8) Then fill your keel joint with "Sikaflex 291"

9) And cover all with antifouling (I suggest Micron CSC for ease of maintenance).

I have learn this by reading on looking at others boats and asking questions. I have done this last year myself and the job was still like new when we took the boat out at the end of the season. I also have pictures if you would like.