Hi all, new to this forum and needing
advice. Many thanks in advance.
So here's the story-
I bought a 47ft
ferro boat at an absolute steal! Being relitively new to sailing and never had to do any
work on any
boat i've dived
head first into the unknown. Now this thing is in really good shape and sitting on a hard stand (4 acro props and
keel sitting on the ground) in having said that, the bottom of the
keel has a bit of damage to it right on the bottom but it's been repaired before and there are 2 cracks along part way just a bit past where the keel becomes boat belly. The inside of the
hull where the cracks are is filled with cement so i'm guessing the cracks don't go all the way through but i will be chipping some out and filling with
epoxy before antifouling and painting. Perhaps i should mention i'm taking the entire boat back to cement
Question time-
1- what
epoxy would be best to use for
repairs?
2- do i need to etch the cement before i
paint it?
3- should i use epoxy or cement to
repair the keel?
4- how many coats of undercoat and antifoul and what is the best to use for
ferro?
I will post photos of the cracks at a slightly later date (haven't taken any yet, was going to wait till i got it fully stripped)