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Greetings from South Portland ME; Many thanks for all the replies from the membership. It is so great to have a resource like this for a first time Catalina owner like me. Just back from the boat yard 23:27 EDT. I have knocked into the keel gaps to find what appears to be marine cement inside a stee...

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"calling all keel doctors'"
thanks for the inputs;
kaptain pete
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hello from the gulf of maine, south portland, ME. i purchased a 1978 catalina 25 fixed keel last year with the knowledge i had to make some keel repairs this spring. the previous owner was vague about the keel cracks; there does not appear to be any significant keel angle or keel bolt issue. i belie...

2nd pic set of my keel of my catalina 25
need keel doctors input on a fix.
thanks

Clearly some more information is needed, but as Dave said, 5200 is not intended for that sort of usage. And 3-4 tubes is a serious amount, so that must be some crack. Please feel free to post more detailed information and contextual photos of the issue you're contending with so that I and others ca...

greetings from the gulf of maine; on the subject of 5200: i have a catalina 25 with a crack on the bottom of my keel. i was planning to inject 5200 into the crack and then seal it over with marine filler. i guess it would take perhaps 3-4 tubes for both sides. any thoughts from 5200 fans? thanks; pe...