1700 lb LEAD KEEL **UPDATE**
- Thread starter yomomma
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Djsamphard
CGN Regular
- Location
- Brampton, Ontario
lets do this. 200lb for me plox 
New Camper
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lurking in the woods near SFRC.
Such a score (closer to home) might compel me to cast bullets: I have an articulated crane that could lift the entire keel. Saw around the hull just above the keel, load keel, load scrap on trailer and gone. Are all keels weighted with lead? Business opportunity here...
No, not all are lead. Some are pure lead mounted externally and some are, like this one, actually encased in about an inch or so of fiberglass which is integral to the hull.
Thanksgiving got in the way will contact him tonight. Going to pull the 1965 Stihl out today and see if she turns over
Do you have a date in mind for it? I have a kids birthday party on Saturday afternoon, and shooting competition on Sunday morning.
Food and fuel?i have a 1/2 ton
Ottawa that's a heck of a drive.
Transport shouldn't be an issue 1700lbs is up there but I've had 2200 in the back before.
Alrighty
So this boat is in a storage area(field). there are other stored vehicles around it. No electricity.
The boat. From my research the keel sits in the fiberglass. It is wedged into place by wooden wedges The fiberglass is expected to be less around an inch. There are no bolts holding it on. My idea, and feel free to put forward your own, is to do a few exploratory holes to see what your up against. To remove vertical strips of the fiber glass and then remove the exposed lead with a chainsaw or "other". This should keep the fiberglass in tack and hold up the remaining mass. We will continue to do this untill we can pop out the last piece of lead.
You have to protect the trailer and everything around. You need to bring tarp and ropes and what ever else you think you need. The fiberglass would be cut with an angle grinder, so bring grinders, discs, and a generator. It would be a good idea to have some kind of water sprayer to keep the dust down.
Bring anything/everything else that you think we might need. (Drills, chainfalls, straps etc)
I suggest a Sunday afternoon. This Saturday is no good for him.
Have at her
Use this thread to get working dates worked out and I will in turn go back to the seller
So this boat is in a storage area(field). there are other stored vehicles around it. No electricity.
The boat. From my research the keel sits in the fiberglass. It is wedged into place by wooden wedges The fiberglass is expected to be less around an inch. There are no bolts holding it on. My idea, and feel free to put forward your own, is to do a few exploratory holes to see what your up against. To remove vertical strips of the fiber glass and then remove the exposed lead with a chainsaw or "other". This should keep the fiberglass in tack and hold up the remaining mass. We will continue to do this untill we can pop out the last piece of lead.
You have to protect the trailer and everything around. You need to bring tarp and ropes and what ever else you think you need. The fiberglass would be cut with an angle grinder, so bring grinders, discs, and a generator. It would be a good idea to have some kind of water sprayer to keep the dust down.
Bring anything/everything else that you think we might need. (Drills, chainfalls, straps etc)
I suggest a Sunday afternoon. This Saturday is no good for him.
Have at her
Use this thread to get working dates worked out and I will in turn go back to the seller
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Cordless reciprocating saw cutting horizontally through the fiberglass and keel 4-6 inches per run. That is all I would do. Sure you will lose a little bit as the blade goes through but it leaves you with manageable pieces. I use a coarse wood blade on mine all the time to cut lead into manageable pieces.
