PDQ OWNERS FORUM

Yes the keels are hollow, with no foam, and "sacrificial". If memory serves after 20 odd years, the keels were a split mold bonded together with a structural adhesive like Poly Bond and glassed over on the inside. My guess is that the crack is in the Poly Bond joint. If the keels are dry it is like...

I'm attaching a photo of the bottom of the keel of a PDQ 36 and wondering if this is a serious problem or just surface imperfection? Outlined in yellow is a crack running along the center of the bottom of the keel.

I am under contract on a 2003 PDQ 36 and it just got surveyed last week. Under the keel description it says: "Reportedly keel molded into the hull's layup schedule. Apparently no ballast". My question: Does that sound accurate for a sailing catamaran?