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Just beginning the work. Haven't touched the keel yet I'm going to wait till spring for that. Just too update, I took a good look at the keel bolts and they are all tight and no corrosion at all around them. I am going to fair out the crack and fill it with g-flex epoxy then paint over the whole are...

The rest of the boat is in pretty rough condition. Definitely going to be a project boat. I checked out the keel again and it definitely looks more cosmetic. Someone mentioned this happened because the fiberglass and lead expand and contract at different rates causing the crack. The keel bolts in th...

"Hello May 2012 I purchased a 1977 Frances 26, the boat is now in Georgia. She has some issues but not any with the keel. I do not have the problem that your pictures show. Have you tried to tighten the keel boats at all to see if they snug up. Are the bolts clean looking or corroded What does ...

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I am looking at purchasing this '78 Frances. It is most definitely a project boat and my main concern are the cracks on the keel. It appears to be a bolted on lead keel and the cracks appear to be in the paint along the edge of the lead only along about half of the lead on both sides. Does this look...