outside keel and stem ???

JALL · Post by **JALL** » Sat May 07, 2011 7:15 am

On a '57 Cruisers Inc. Commadore, is the outside keel and outside stem all one piece or two, made up of the stem and then the keel ? THANK YOU for any help.

Phill Blank · Post by **Phill Blank** » Sat May 07, 2011 12:19 pm

Jall,

The outer keel and stem are two different pieces as are the ineer keel and stem. They are butt jointed near the end of the curve of the stem and they are thru bolted with carage bolts to the inner keelson.

Good Luck,

Phill

JALL · Post by **JALL** » Sat May 07, 2011 12:37 pm

Thank You! Mine seem to be (the bolts) broken. I wanted to loosen them and caulk the keel from the outside. If all bolts are broke what's holding the outer keel in place? Any ideas?

richnle · Post by **richnle** » Sat May 07, 2011 12:47 pm

On my Grady there were carriage bolts and then also screws going from the outer keel into the inner keel. There are several screws between each set of carriage bolts. Remove the finish from the outer keel and you should be able to find all of the screw locations to remove the putty and then the screws.

Rich

LancerBoy · Post by **LancerBoy** » Sun May 08, 2011 8:46 am

There usually are only two carriage bolts, one on either side of the butt joint between outer keel and outer stem. You should be able to see the other end of the bolt plus the washer and nut on the inside of the boat under the floor boards.

Screws hold outer keel and stem on. These will be countersunk and puttied.

Andreas