Keel support - long term storage
04-15-2018, 08:41 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Keel support - long term storage
When your boat will be sitting in it's cradle for a period of time, should you support the weight of the keel or even remove the keel if possible?
06-12-2018, 09:23 AM
#2
It is best to support the keel.
I have an EC12 that literally had decades in its cradle and definitely needs to be faired where the bunks have indented the sides of the hull. The EC12 is not a light weight boat and the hull is only molded fiberglass (not fiberglassed wood hull), so I don't know whether every boat would suffer the same damage, but supporting the keel is the safe way to go.
I have an EC12 that literally had decades in its cradle and definitely needs to be faired where the bunks have indented the sides of the hull. The EC12 is not a light weight boat and the hull is only molded fiberglass (not fiberglassed wood hull), so I don't know whether every boat would suffer the same damage, but supporting the keel is the safe way to go.
