Count Monaco
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2013
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- 43
A couple months ago, my centerboard/swing keel rusted inside the sailboat so I had to pry it out with a crowbar. I went to a boat supply store and the doc said that because the keel a 25-year old piece of cast iron, it's not uncommon for them to swell up or rust and get stuck. Well, he prescribed me a few products and some simple instructions:
Well, that lasted for a couple months and now it's doing the same thing again. In the back of my head, I knew it wouldn't hold up. I thought it was strange that he said no other paint was needed and that the primer would suffice.
- Sander to sand the keel.
- Sodium dioxide? Apply it and the rust will turn into iron.
- Marine primer spray paint.
Well, that lasted for a couple months and now it's doing the same thing again. In the back of my head, I knew it wouldn't hold up. I thought it was strange that he said no other paint was needed and that the primer would suffice.