So, I have drilled per the diagram and the good news is no water. The other news is that I have water gradually weeping out of the laminate in the area of the keel mostly within 30 inches forward of the rudder post. I have occasionally done a little drilling into the specific dots where the weeping has occurred and then filled with epoxy and repainted. But the water gradually weeping out in the offseason has continued though it does not seem to degrade the overall surface much from season to season.

I am wondering if I anyone has had success addressing this problem?

Thanks so much!

Robin

Jonathan,

Thanks for the link - and the diagram. It will be very helpful to know where to drill to check for water for real.

Thanks again

Robin

Sorry about the link Robin, I linked to the article on the Ensign website and of course the link was only valid for my log in.

So a pdf of the article is attached.

Thank you Bill Tonetti for letting me know the link didn't work.

Jonathan Gorbold

Questar 1226

Hi all, hoping for some pointers on what to do with the air pocket in Ensign Keels. Last fall I was worried I had water in the keel area low down and forward of the rudder so I drilled some small holes there to see if there was any weeping or water. Fortunately there was no water coming out and the holes are small enough that I can easily fill them and seal up the holes I made. But it does lead me to the question of if I should do anything about the voids that are in that area of the keel or just monitor for water egress at end of season.

Any thoughts out there?

Robin