TREATING THE KEEL (PART 2)
YouTube video: Episode #3: Treating the Keel
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We were lucky to get an evening of dry weather where we lightly sanded the epoxy primer layer to give the CopperCoat a key. Mixing the CopperCoat was straight forward, as we had brought some cheap kitchen cooking scales, some plastic containers and a wooden spoon!
We mixed small batches and applied two coats of Coppercoat over a period of three hours or so. The crew made it light work.
The final product looked pretty good. But we'll only know if our surface treatment, coatings and anode help reduce corrosion after she has been back in the water for a while... fingers crossed!
The final step after a few days to cure, was to burnish the surface to allow that copper to take action, repelling all boarders. We also added the anode and added some clear epoxy to the bottom of the keel.
Take a look at our VLOG (Episode #3: TREATING THE KEEL) for the keel story.
We be grateful for any experience readers have on treating rusting keels, the benefits or otherwise (and compatibility) of Red Oxide Hammerite and other observations.
Out next VLOG is likely to be about selecting and rigging a cruising chute for about half the cost of a the typical retain cost.
