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UPDATE: I got the sister keelsons off(the ones sandwiching the keel) and the keelson/keel(not real sure what to cal it) itself is in good shape. I only found a little bit of damage where the garboard planks come together. As I said before, I'm not taking the entire keel out, so I filled the keel up ...

no, the last one(mansfield) is the one that needs the keel sealed. I ran it with a bilge pump and a backup all last summer. Water usually came up to the stringers. it needs a couple other things too, it can basically go in the water now if need be.

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Welcome aboard! First thing you should do is verify what you have. Find the HULL ID stamped into the wood of the transom, inside the boat. Also find the SERIAL NO. on the small rectangular builder's tag. They are different. These can be used to determine the year. Is there a metal capacity tag from...

Thanks for the reply. I'm in washington. I stripped the transom of hardware and a swim platform and the holes and everything look good and dry. Look's like the transom was varnished in the past so that may have help save it from the elements. I'm preparing to remove that motor so I can better work o...

Hey, finally got on here.. I have a thread going on another forum, but thought I would try it here as well. I have a 18' 1967 sea coaster or lancer(unsure which) that is new to me. Once I got the floors up I discovered a ton of problems. Basically every frame is rotten(cracked/spongy) in the bilge a...