In 1976 I had a sailboat built. The builder used lead ingots, set down in the keel molding, with steel punchings in concrete above. In its first 11 years, while I owner her, there was no hint of any problem in the bilge. I have recently been aboard, and found that boat to have cruised as far as the Galapagos, and returned to Vancouver with a happy crew. Its present owners feel they have a great boat with a lot more life left in her.
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Keith
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