Judy, you are correct. My P-19 is a 1998. I thought all of the keels were
galvanized. I am glad ours is because I don't ever want to try to remove it
from the boat. I am still too afraid to lift the boat up to wax under it.
Bruce from IM told me to tie ropes to the bow pulpit and stern rails and hoist
it up a tree to get to the bottom. Although a creative idea, I don't think I am
ready to try that. I'd like to get some good sailing out of her before I have
to explain to our insurance company how our boat fell out of a tree!
Thanks for the tip on the anti-rust paint and epoxy touch up.
Fair winds,
Karen Johnson
Miss Maggie, 1998 P-19 #1010
Grafton, OH
"Judith Franklin Blumhorst, DC" wrote:
> Karen,
>
> Your boat should have a galvanized keel, with hull number 1010. It's newer
> than mid-1996 right?. According to some correspondence I had last year with
> Darrow Bishop, who was in charge of production back then, the first
> galvanized keels by IM came out in 1996.
>
> Just touch it up with anti-rust paint or epoxy periodically.
>
> The 1985 keel on my boat didn't come galvanized like the new ones from IM.
> Mine is coated with 2 part epoxy since about 1990. It spent 5 years in a
> wetslip with no apparent ill effects on the keel.
>
> When I had the keel out last fall, I put anti-fouling on the keel and inside
> the trunk -- just in case I ever put her in the water for longer than a
> weekend. Don't want any critters building their home-sweet-home up inside
> that trunk and jamming the keel stuck.
>
> Judy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Johnson [mailto:kojohns@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 3:52 PM
> To: Potter Digest
> Subject: Re: [WWP] Re: P19 keel weight (was Have the "keel" galvanized?)
>
> I wonder if the keels are different depending on the year? Or maybe IM just
> likes to exaggerate--20 minutes to launch....a 370# keel... You'd think
> they
> would know. What I want to know is how to prevent it from rusting. I
> noticed
> Judy put anti-fouling paint on it. Does this work? Doesn't it add drag?
> How
> about some wax? Has anyone else done anything to protect their keel?
>
> Karen Johnson
> Miss Maggie, P-19 #1010
> Grafton, OH
>
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