The original plans for the Dragon Class call for iron bolts on a cast iron keel. I'd much prefer to deal with bronze bolts on a lead keel, for example, but as this is a restoration, it is really not an option. I could also consider replacing the material of the bolts, but I would have to...
Hello,
I have a Dragon yacht under restoration and need to repair a few 20mm keel bolt holes on her oak timber keel. The keel bolt holes in question are slightly misaligned with the holes in the ballast keel and off vertical.
My initial plan was to drill an oversized hole to fit an iroko dowel...