Interesting way to put boat on the cradle

[AKA-None]

So I started preparing for launch and I looked down at the keel and saw this interesting item

[Wotname]

Opps...

[Spot]

Yikes! Is that lead? What is the next step?

[Wotname]

It'll buff out!

[tkeithlu]

Are we looking at the trailing edge of the keel where it hit the steel bar of the cradle? Nasty break, but just what is it?

[Vieux_Chameau]

To break like that, it is most likely cast iron. Specialty rods can weld it back, but I would likely just grind the trailing corner to a smooth radius and loose a few pounds of ballast...

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by AKA-None

So I started preparing for launch and I looked down at the keel and saw this interesting item
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what the heck is the keel doing sitting directly n the ground in the first place