A permanent repiar on this boat may not be a big job. It depends on the
type of keel. If you're in luck it's a plank keel. They put them on
plywood boats to cover and seal the exposed end grain on the plywood. If
so all you have to do is sand the finish off the plank keel and see what
kind of fasteners were used. If screws you probaly just have to dig up the
heads, unscrew them, and lift the plank keel to expose the ends of the
bottom plywood planks. Then it would be just a matter of cleaning off the
old caulking, repairing any decay in the edges of the plywood, and
recaulking, reattaching, and repainting the plank keel. Not out of the
reach of a backyard boat repair for someone with time on his hands. Not an
expensive repair to have done.

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