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The hollow keel in my F-26 is open -- accommodates a garden hose. The non-submersible pump is mounted at the head of the keel ...

Am I correct that the “hollow keel” is under this glass matting?

And yes I know it’s filthy—My apologies!

If so, how deep is the keel/void?

Thanks!

Actually created a new hole up front and lowered a bilge pump there.

thanks for the pictures, boat coming out next week... gonna get water out before winterizing

Check out my posts on Hollow keel.

I have heard many stories of people drilling into the keel of the trojan F32-FB to get water out of the hollow keel. Does anyone have any knowledge of this? or pictures.. I would like to get the water ...

Chlorine is a strong oxidant, so go carefully. It will accelerate rust on anything in the bilge. I do not use it anywhere in the interior of my boat except in the sealed waste treatment unit.

I would never use it on a regular basis!

Do a search on Hollow Keel, you can follow my Posts "Away"

I recently learned of my hollow keel in my 1985 Tri-cabin, after I cleaned the forward bilge. I had a strange smell, thought it was the stagnant ...

I have the hollow keel on my F26 and cut a big enough access hole in it to run an occasional shop vac to drain it. It bugged me ...

As too why you have it the keel is for stability its hollow due to cost and weight . Many boats have it common practice . Do a search here on "hollow keel "

It maybe hollow but its a real keel . Are to talking about the glass over it ?

... made many friends over the years and put many miles under the "hollow" keel. But I rolled 81 in April and it's time. this forum has been very useful over the years. ...

This is a view of the holes that I mentioned in a previous post.

I am going to drill at the end of this season, does anyone have pics of the location they drilled? need smell gone