Sails and Keel

It was a beautiful day to head back to Foreign Affair to check on the work being done on her keel and to bring the sails out to be bent on once she was in the water.  Debbie went along to lend a hand and all went well.  We used the outboard motor hoist to raise the sails to the cockpit and getting them below decks was not too difficult.  The marina's fairing expert, Kevin had already completed applying the G-Flex to the keel/keel stub joint.  We decided to have the torque on the keel bolts checked and redo the seal around the keel and keel stub because there was evidence of the original fiberglass seal beginning to de-laminate.  Catalina Yachts advised us this is not surprising for a boat our age and provided instructions on how to resolve this issue.  Once the keel work is complete, we will be able to apply bottom paint and Foreign Affair will be ready to launch.

Keel Joint Resealed With G-Flex