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That’s an MG Spring 25. It’s not suited to being on the hard without a cradle or decent props. It’s not like a traditional binge kealer

Hi Ben. Was this boat just standing on Keel and rudders with no cradle? And was the rig simply trashed and destroyed in the fall? Thanks

Sad to hear it was damaged beyond ifs value 😢

As it was for sale and hopefully insured not a great loss to the owner. Still sad to see though.

Damage report be good

Interesting, does structural damage often result in this situation? Thanks for sharing.

"priced to sell" "moving inland and must sell quick"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"life events require emergency sale of ocean ready sailboat"🤣🤣🤣🤣

Sprayhood up. Were the sails also left bent on? Tom Howard will be turning in his grave.

Thank you for sharing, although it hurts to see her like this. Cheers, Harry

Whether you use this or not any exhaust gas from the heater inside leads to the same issue. The exhaust line must be safely run outside the cabin, vehicle, etc the heater is used in regardless of the muffler you purchase. The only thing the muffler is intended to do is make the exhaust slightly quieter not remove dangerous fumes. Do not run the heater without the end of the exhaust going outdoors away from the heated area you will be in regardless of the muffler you buy.

This is what happens when you use product outside of it's design parameters thesé heaters ànd associated accessories were never intended for use in yatchs

Interesting video Ben, highlighting damage that is rarely thought of, or believed, after such an easy skippers mistake. Love the useless anode bolted over paint too 🤣 (Louis Quadra Marine)

Absolutely brilliant

Oh so true, I just did the very thing discussed here. dropping off the mooring on our way to be hauled out for the winter a couple of weeks ago, I thought I was clear of the float line when i clearly wasn't and managed to get it wrapped around the prop, stalling the engine. I was only ticking over in forward but nonetheless it wrapped good a tight around the prop and DUH no engine. Got a tow onto a pontoon and on the next drying out tide I clambered over the side in the dinghy and cut the line free. Yeeaa methinks job done. Sadly while doing some work on the engine I notice that the cast iron casing where the bell housing flares into a support leg to the engine mount had sheared clean through. Darn it, that's engine out, scour the scrap years and backwaters of the salvage industry to try and find a replacement bell housing (early model BMC 1500) or work out how to fabricate something to replace the broken part. Not a job I had panned this winter.

Do the newer ones with a grease nipple need servicing in the same way

Impressive

I have seen stock boats designed for a outboard do this Hundreds of times. any old boat that is not maintained will fall apart if stored out in the weather. They do transom replacements everyday. How many times have you seen bad transoms on I/Os ? But yes you are correct it is not bolt on and go. if you try this you need some skills.

looking at using True Design for most of my seacocks, but the engine inlet space is limited so looking at Marelon for that as they are more compact. would Stokbord of 6mm be enough?

Unbelievable that this video channel was only suggested by TH-cam today, after I have been watching sailing videos and people fixing their boats for about three years now. Subscribed!

Can this even be fixed?

Marine surveyor? Get out your gay little hammer and tap the hull. Worthless thieves for the most part.

Is there such a thing as a keel with a flexible section that could absorb an impact without damaging the join to the hull. Some kind of shock absorber set-up?

Not really a laid teak deck - more like teak plywood….

to me....internal matrix means not to be compromised or all integrity is lost, like an eggshell. the fact these can be repaired blows my mind.

Great videos! Lots of Brackish water where I live. Speaking with the experts at an anode manufacturer, zinc anodes aren't really appropriate in brackish water. They will quickly passivate with a layer of zinc oxide and stop protecting the running gear. Aluminum anodes will continue spalling off and protecting in brackish water and are also fine in salt water.

Put the camera down when talking and point with something too shaky

i bet an Aquadrive shaft coupler makes these mounts last alot longer, because they have a thrust bearing, eliminating forward/reverse loads on the mounts

What a crappy boat- steel (not stainless) keel bolt hardware?. Galvanized pipe connecting a bronze thru hull? I would recommend scrapping not repairing.

What retard thought it was a good idea to use mild steel? any body knows every structural bold on a boat/yacht need's to be marine grade stainless steel

Some people appear not to be interested in their and other peoples health and lives. It keeps surprising me. Thanks for pointing out! Cheers, Harry

Good video. Maybe you could do one explaining how the hydrostatic release works.

To get that fixed you need a lot of fiberglass, at least an area of 3 sqm needs to be reinforced for that keel

Another indication of the quality of the workmanship is leaving the bare plywood exposed.

And why such a big hole...and why not use the limber hole or at least make a small hole!

😮 A recepie for disaster!

Very useful. Thanks.

In a similar vein, I’ve often seen flush mount car audio speakers installed into the bulkhead taking the mast compression and rig loads. The cut outs probably make nice teak faced coasters…

What an interesting, informative and very well detailed, concise video this is! Subscribed.

I could never go to sea in that even after repair with confidence

Great advice! Thanks for also pointing out, that there must be no "U" in the pipe.

Not in good shape but a least she didn’t loose her keel

Great video and advice

I dont think these keels should be allowed. Stressing is too much and they fall off or snap off. These are not serious cruising boats; more like an in harbour floating caravan

Flat bottomed boats are floating caravans.

That boat must be very close to being a write off, certainly the cost of a proper job in a yard that knows what it is doing would out way the value of the boat????? I would want to know how much the current owner would be willing to pay me to take it away. Still it could have been worse look what happened to the Puritan.

Another very useful video! And yes, on the average yacht the hoses are less thick but the issue is the same. Actually we experienced it with one of the hydraulic hoses connected to the 1974 Mercedes OM636 (which is still running as new by the way) on board our Nic 35. Cheers! Harry

Yep

In just a few minutes you showed some serious things to check when buying a boat.

Just found your channel, it's brilliant. Thank you. You deserve waaay more subscribers, but you've just gotten another one. Those keel bolts and that damage is frightening.

Best video for Blakes servicing on the internet. Thank you so much