Swing Keel Cleaning and Painting

tgentry · Post by **tgentry** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:04 am

I'm working out how to do some projects over the winter or first thing in the spring. In this case, the latter.

How do you clean and paint the swing keel? Do you do it with the boat in the slings at your favorite marina?

EE, I saw your excellent instructions on getting the boat off the trailer and digging a pit for the keel, but I don't have a spot (or the cajones) to do that.

Alanhod · Post by **Alanhod** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:08 pm

Mario G · Post by **Mario G** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:04 pm

before

I used a steel brush on a 4"electric grinder

Andiron120 · Post by **Andiron120** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:14 pm

You might check e-bay for deals on bottom paint also. I picked up some in a dented can for a good price. Rustoleum makes a good primer for the keel, though most oil base metal paints will work as well.

gregg · Post by **gregg** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:09 pm

I just restored my 26 on a trailer so i didn't work on the keel last year. I just pick the boat up with the crane dropped the keel an a trailer then dropped the boat on the boat trailer.I will sand blast then interprotect 2000 then paint with VC17. I would rather do it right the first time