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What did you do with the rest of the boat?
Jonathan Brian Cleverly wrote: I have 4500lb +/- of keel lead for sale. This is the ballast from a Pearson Vanguard. I've not weighed it but the vessel specs say 4500lb ballast. The lead is in 2 castings and is clean due to being encapsulated. Pix at: http://www.anzam.com/images/pearson_keel You'd have to pick up at Sacramento.. Any interest ? Brian C wrote: You might consider using bolt cutters to cut the wheel weights into smaller pieces and bagging them like shot bags. Using lead for ballast where it has to be shifted around can be hard on the insides of a small boat and the shot bags are a lot more friendly. For a lunch hook, you can use a one pound coffee can about half full for ten pounds. I've done it in a BBQ and it works just fine. The only part that didn't turn out okay was that my eyebolt rusted badly after using it in salt water. The waterglass (Sodium silicate, sold in some drug stores) works great as a mold release and to seal a mold from leakage. Al Gunther Kingston, WA ---- 47° 48.1'N, 122° 30.0'W |
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Jonathan wrote:
What did you do with the rest of the boat? Jonathan Cut it into 4ft x 4ft pieces and deposited in landfill. If you are interested further, the repair history is documented at: http://tinyurl.com/6bgyp Brian C Brian Cleverly wrote: I have 4500lb +/- of keel lead for sale. This is the ballast from a Pearson Vanguard. I've not weighed it but the vessel specs say 4500lb ballast. The lead is in 2 castings and is clean due to being encapsulated. Pix at: http://www.anzam.com/images/pearson_keel You'd have to pick up at Sacramento.. Any interest ? Brian C wrote: You might consider using bolt cutters to cut the wheel weights into smaller pieces and bagging them like shot bags. Using lead for ballast where it has to be shifted around can be hard on the insides of a small boat and the shot bags are a lot more friendly. For a lunch hook, you can use a one pound coffee can about half full for ten pounds. I've done it in a BBQ and it works just fine. The only part that didn't turn out okay was that my eyebolt rusted badly after using it in salt water. The waterglass (Sodium silicate, sold in some drug stores) works great as a mold release and to seal a mold from leakage. Al Gunther Kingston, WA ---- 47° 48.1'N, 122° 30.0'W |
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