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Hi Brent. I wonder how useful that "plasti-dip" stuff would be on a
saltwater boat. I may give it a try. As for lead versus steel, well, one of the
great things about lead is it's so easy to melt and pour into specific
shapes. My lead ballast will be poured into "bricks" that fit the curvature of
the bottom of the hull. With nuts embedded in them so I can bolt them down. The
drop weight lead will be poured into a steel "keel" with the drop socket
mechanism also embedded in the lead. Remember that we need an extra drop weight
just in case we have to drop one, and then use the spare to retrieve the first
one. That adds up to a lot of lead!
Frank D.
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