Keel twist

[martin]

Has anyone experienced this before.. I cut out my keel about 2-3 months ago but have yet to replace.. Thought i would core hull before keel... Perhaps i need to adress the keel. Any one had this happen

[McGillicuddy]

Bummer martin
I know we mentioned the cap (and the subsequent supporting 2x4s) keeping the hull from sagging/warping, but at the rate you were moving, I figured you'd have the keel back in in a weekend...

I haven't dug that deep but I'm certain this will be a lesson for many of us. I'm far from an expert but, yeah, me thinks the keel, the stringers and the cap are more structurally significant than cored sides. Get a keel back in lest she develop a hook or some other malady. Master Moesly and Co ran the heck out of his design and I've never heard that he cored the hull to make SeaCrafts stout and run true. He put the mass where it was most needed as I'm sure you saw by the amount of resin around that keel.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll set her straight.

[martin]

One thing led to another and then this... It could be my eyes playing trivcks on me.. I was looking at at nightbso it could certain shading.. I will tackle tomorrow.. I have read about keeping a good bit of tension on the bow eye as to keep her stretched

[shine]

block her up on either side of the transom, and forward on the chine, and one block on the keel towards the bow.

If the cap is still on, then great, it helps to keep an empty shell from oil canning.

Do this before installing center stringer.

If the boat is on bunk trailer, then you really just need a block up towards the bow. Im assuming the box stringers are still in the boat?

core the sides last