Rednose wrote:
Has anyone any experience shortening a fiberglass enscapulated keel
that's packed with lead pellets.. I've seen posts that it's been done
with solid lead, but nothing about a keel of this type. Thinking I
could mold a lead bulb to add the weight back in.Found a dandy boat
with 3' draft but want trailerable, they were also built with fixed
shoal draught version at 2'3" I could pattern from. Experience anybody?
tom

Somebody, stop me!

Why stop you? Its pretty obvious that this is not the economical way
to get a boat; you're proposing this only because you want to do it.
So don't look to us for justification!

Cute Jeff, I gave your response a five star because it made me smile..
But I had really hoped to hear from someone who has some experience
doing such a thing.It's probably just a crazy idea anyway! tom

Jeff
Why stop you? Its pretty obvious that this is not the economical way
to get a boat; you're proposing this only because you want to do it.
So don't look to us for justification!

Rednose wrote:
Cute Jeff, I gave your response a five star because it made me smile..
But I had really hoped to hear from someone who has some experience
doing such a thing.It's probably just a crazy idea anyway! tom

Jeff
Why stop you? Its pretty obvious that this is not the economical way
to get a boat; you're proposing this only because you want to do it.
So don't look to us for justification!

Sorry, I have no experience in keel carving. As I was reading you
post I was reminded of several incidents I've heard about where boats
were declared totaled because the encapsulated keel was damaged.
Also, my current boat has no ballast.