Most of the tabbing on the floors in the bilge of my P28-1 has pulled up from the hull. Some stress cracking and distortion of the keel stub on the bottom of the hull has also occured. It appears that all of the keel bolts are tight and that they haven’t stretched but that the gap at the front of the keel hull joint is the result of the hull’s keel stub sagging/distorting.
I wasn’t able to show the fact that the keel/hull are still held together tightly by the forward most keel bolt but the movement that caused the enlarged gap between keel and hull were allowed by distortion of the keel stub around the front keel bolt.
Any observations or suggestions that may help me understand or create a repair plan for these problems are appreciated.
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I think that’s you shall find a reputable marine surveyor. This is a structural issue. May well be fixable, but better get pro advice before starting the grinder.
I will not be surprise if you need to drop the keel in order to complete the repair.
Good luck, and keep posting.