Designing a Custom DIY Keel for our Sailboat [2.12]

After we reached the decision of casting a lower part of the keel ourselves all focus has been on finish and deciding on a keel design - which is presented in this video! Next step is to start making the plug, which we decided to make out of styrofoam. Chapters: 00:00 Through-hulls 00:43 Exploring the quarry 01:21 Keel design 07:05 Way forward - brief overview 07:55 Template for keel intersection 08:34 Plan for old hydraulic hoses & locking mechanism 10:55 Keel intersection templates 11:18 How we will make the plug 12:34 Keel intersection templates 13:14 Upper part of the plug 15:39 Lower part of the plug We are Thomas and Petra and late August 2020 we left Sweden to start our first sailing adventure. We sailed for a year to the Caribbean and back again. October 2023 we bought a new sailboat, a Wasa 530 that is need of some renovation. On our channel you will be able to follow our process - from buying a sailboat that has been standing for 10+ years and turning her into a perfect blue water cruiser! Our plan going forward is to post a new video bi-weekly on Saturdays. More info about our new sailboat can be found here: http://sailingannemon.com/about/the-boat-anne-mon-ii/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingannemon/ Playlist with all videos from our sailboat refit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHgGaw1dpS5_VjMQI7M9VAgMQJ5zlaB4C Playlist with all videos from our previous sailing adventure: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHgGaw1dpS58DNEgP1EqVa86y70nOBaMS Our first boat Anne-Mon I was also a renovations project. On our website we have a lot of blog posts about the renovations of Anne-Mon I and also more of our first sailing adventure: http://sailingannemon.com/