Total lead needed for the keel?

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Total lead needed for the keel?

Postby afairaizl on Sun Aug 22, 2021 7:43 pm

what was the total amount of lead needed for keel and centerboard? it was around 108 lbs for keel but i didnt see any numbers on centerboard amounts in the manual
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Re: Total lead needed for the keel?

Postby SMHolmans on Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:02 am

See my post on pouring lead for the keel and centreboard. The drawings are wrong for the centreboard - it only takes 6kg - but correct for the keel.
https://www.theeynshampocketship.co.uk/ ... -lead.html
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Re: Total lead needed for the keel?

Postby afairaizl on Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:50 am

Thanks, Steve! I just received my invoice for the hull and timber kit and had ordered the study plans/build book in 2018 which didn't include that level of detail. I placed an order for 125 lbs of lead (56.7 kg) this past Saturday so that will be available when I get to that point. Lead is getting hard to find (still) around here especially with environmental regulations, ammo shortages and people casting bullets, batteries, and it's also going for a premium. Before anything else wacky happened I needed to get some savings where I could.

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