Fitting our drop keel down under

The drop keel foil is the internal shape we have supplied etch primed with Sigma Coatings etch primer.



Davids drop keel box installed in the while it is still upside down.

Thats down under the boat and down under the world in Fremantle,Australia,David is building a Didi Mini Transat Cruise kit we supplied early this year,as an add on we supplied the boats two rudders and it drop keel foil,plus the 400 kgs of moulded hot pour lead,as we have the correct moulds in our store.The foil is made from laminated Iroko wood,then CNC cut to profile with the final finish and shape work done by hand,we then epoxy/glass it with unidirectional glass as specified by yacht designer Dudley Dix of the USA.

David has built the basic hull now but has left off the radius chine panels at this stage,I suspect to allow light and air enter and that will help him fit the sturdy drop keel box he has pre made.