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by kenowens
Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:13 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Thank you for the advise. It gives me confidence to continue. I decided to have a look at the plugged hole through the starboard side of the keel (The one to the left of the peel ply in a previous image). As I sanded off the bottom paint the plug began to leak around its edge. A little poking, hamme...
by kenowens
Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:42 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

The newly discovered holes/dowels derailed my glassing plans. Since I'm a peel ply virgin I went with plan B and did a peel ply test. My layup schedule is to level the bottom, glass over the rudder shoe area, add the 1 inch thick bottom layer you suggested, glass my way up the sides and finally glas...
by kenowens
Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:54 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

The rebuild begins with some thickened epoxy and peel ply over the grooves in the lower gudgeon resin block to prep it for glass. You can see in the image three plugged holes approximately 1/4 inch in diameter. They were drilled through the keel by the previous owner and filled with wooden dowels. I...
by kenowens
Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:39 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

The good news is that sanding the bottom roving with 120 grit removed what I thought were cracks. It seems the "cracks" were print-through from the cracks in the resin just removed.
by kenowens
Sat Jul 31, 2021 2:06 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Thanks. I will rebuild as you suggest with thickened resin. The old resin layer does not seem to have been thickened. Perhaps the new thickened resin layer can also be strengthened by mixing in some chopped glass to prevent it from cracking.
by kenowens
Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:55 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

While prepping the bilge for glassing where the the rudder shoe pierced the hull, the bottom of the bilge needed to be sanded. Under the top two layers of mat was an inch thick layer of cracked resin. Chunks could easily be popped of with a screw driver. Underneath was the actual bottom. So, my boat...
by kenowens
Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

In the previous image, the dark bands in the resin below stern tube opening indicate delamination. I got a new toy and continued to remove this damaged resin. Finally I ended up removing it all. The fact that you can see woven roving most of the way around the stern tube opening indicates that the t...
by kenowens
Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:52 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

I decided to go ahead and grind out the stern tube bore voids (and delamination) since they essentially drain to the bilge. You can see the roven woving on the starboard side of the stern tube and in the image without the tube where the glass just popped off indicating that the starboard side of the...
by kenowens
Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:28 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Here is a closeup of the voids in the stern tube bore after cleaning out the sanding dust. When I shoot compressed air through one of the voids it comes out inside the boat beneath the delamination which you can see in the lower left corner of this image. I'm struggling with how to repair the delami...
by kenowens
Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:06 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

By the way, some of the voids in the stern tube bore had water in them. FYI here is the die grinder I used to remove the stern tube. The flapper drum began its life with a two inch diameter but prior use has worn it into this spherical shape. This shape was good for enlarging the 1.5 inch ID of the ...
by kenowens
Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:47 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

I ended up replacing the stern tube. I used a router and a 60 grit flap sanding drum on a die grinder to remove the old tube, after first cutting off the exposed portions with a multitool. Since the stern tube is perpendicular to the deadwood, I freehanded a router to remove the first inch of the tu...
by kenowens
Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:07 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Here are some of the cracks on the exterior of the stern tube.
by kenowens
Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:05 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Thanks for the reply. The stern tube is solid glass. Is was turned down on the inboard end to accept a dripless seal, making it look like two pieces. Yes I plan to reuse the yanmar inboard. I will post a shot of the exterior portion of the stern tube when I get back to take boat.
by kenowens
Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:52 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Hi. The delamination of the false bilge runs under the stern tube which is cracked both inside and outside the boat. Should I replace the it and gind out the last of the delamination?
by kenowens
Sun Jul 04, 2021 10:17 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Anyone know if these cracks are serious? They are on the starboard bilge wall and bottom of the bilge but not the port side. They seem to be superficial since they don't continue though the taper I ground in the glass on top of the ballast. PXL_20210705_000409294 (1).jpg PXL_20210705_003728866 (1) (...
by kenowens
Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:01 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

As I was grinding a taper in the glass joint where the surface of the false bilge was glassed to the starborad side of the boat, I noticed that a screwdriver slid easily under the glass. A little pressure popped off a big chunk revealing the same roven mat as lower down in the bilge. PXL_20210701_21...
by kenowens
Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:29 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Hi Ron. Here are the pictures. I measured the thickness to be approximately 4 inches from the rudder shaft groove to the interior and the same from the bottom of the keel to the interior. The hole I put in my keel lets you see the inside and outside at the same time. Not good for keeping water out o...
by kenowens
Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:09 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Hi Ron. If your new rudder shoe bolts up through the bottom of the keel, like on an Alberg 30, you are in luck! This area is very strong and three to four inches thick at least it is on my Triton. My rudder shoe bolts on from the side of the keel and I removed most of the glass under the shoe making...
by kenowens
Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:37 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

For the past few days, fresh water has been seeping from the foam around the lead ballast into the aft end of the keel where I want to glass. Any ideas on how to speed up the drying process?
by kenowens
Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:30 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Thanks for the comments. Glassing over the resin globs sounds right. However I had to figure out a way to prep them as they were covered by what I call peanut brittle. The peanut brittle is formed when the foam adhears to the resin. You can pry it off with a screw driver but it's tough. The resin gl...
by kenowens
Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:25 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Hi. I am trying to decide how to prep/layup glass inside the bilge to cover the holes I caused by mounting the rudder shoe. One issue is the glob of thickened poly resin above the holes seen in the image below. This glob provides a solid mounting point for the lower gudgeon (which I will not be usin...
by kenowens
Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:18 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

The view facing aft between the engine mounts of false bilge removal project. It turns out that the remaining lip of false bilge surface can be snapped of with hammer and a chisel. I don't think I could do this if the false bilge surface was part of a hull/false keel joint. PXL_20210615_225837189 (1...
by kenowens
Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:03 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Sounds right. Thanks for all the advice.
by kenowens
Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:37 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

By the way, the foam smells strongly of diesel which must have entered the false bilge through its many surface cracks. The top of which seems to be pure resin. I am leaning towards removing the false bilge entirely, glassing as necessary to strengthen the shoe area, not filling the space with anyth...
by kenowens
Sun Jun 13, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

After removing the battery box and the aft section of the cabin sole, I cut through the resin-rich bilge cover with a multitool. The glass was about an inch thick at the bottom and half an inch thick at the top. Here is the opening between the inboard engine mounts. After digging out the foam, you c...
by kenowens
Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:46 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

The ballast lifting u-bolts protrude through the glass in the forward bilge. So my Triton is definitely internally ballasted. I suspect the foam was factory installed during layup since I can't see any tabbing on the false bilge bottom.
by kenowens
Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:48 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

On my East Coast Triton (Hull number 554) it measures 20 inches from cabin sole to the bottom of the bilge. There is only room for the bilge pump at the bottom and then the bilge slopes up to the stern tube. The picture below is from the engine bay looking forward under the battery box showing the s...
by kenowens
Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Hi everyone. I enlarged the hole under the rudder shoe slightly and probed up through the foam at 45 degrees. At 18 inches, the probe hit the underside of the false bilge. I welded a short extension on an 18 inch dill bit and drilled a hole at this angle. The bit emerged under the aft end of the bat...
by kenowens
Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:18 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

The yellow RF-10 pattern is the one Pete used to cast my Triton's shoe.
1.250 rudder fitting lower and gudgeon 1.jpg
by kenowens
Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:59 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Thanks for the reply. Pete at Port Townsend foundary cast it for me from a mold he already had. It was not designed for the Triton but is looks bomb proof. The angle of the straps don't match my hull exactly so the forward end was resesed deeper exposing the void in the hull. I will lay up glass on ...
by kenowens
Thu Jun 10, 2021 2:16 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

kenowens wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:02 am Hi. When I was installing a rudder shoe on my Pearson Triton hull 554, I discovered a false keel filled with foam. Should I open the keel or the false bottom inside the boat to access this area to layup glass? Thanks, Ken.

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by kenowens
Thu Jun 10, 2021 12:51 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

Re: false keel

Thanks. The foam in the false keel is open cell and soaked with water as you said. Have you heard of anyone opening the false bottom of the bulge and removing all the foam? This would allow me to layup glass inside the false keel to compensate for grooving the hull for the shoe. I could also open th...
by kenowens
Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:02 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: false keel
Replies: 52
Views: 401999

false keel

Hi. When I was installing a rudder shoe on my Pearson Triton hull 554, I discovered a false keel filled with foam. Should I open the keel or the false bottom inside the boat to access this area to layup glass? Thanks, Ken.
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