High Tyler, it is a 2013. I'm the original owner.It's only spent a few overnights on the water and has never been in saltwater. We did not get any pics Thanks, Ron Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 11:16 AM, casioqv@usermail.com<casioqv@usermail.com> wrote: Any photos of what you are seeing? How has the boat been used, was it moored in salt water? It is hard to imagine how this would be possible, since the keel should be essentially solid fiberglass with embedded lead. Can you confirm this is a 2013 model and not an earlier steel ballast model? Sincerely, Tyler Sage 17 #0 Goshawk ----- Original Message ----- From: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: "Ronald McNeil" <ronaldwmcneil@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2023 10:19:12 AM Subject: M_Boats: Swollen trunk in 2013 M17 I have been having issues lowering my keel for some time and for the past year or so it would not drop at all. so i had it removed to see what's going on. What we found is that the trunk is seriously swollen insdie. We sanded the keel down and it's stil unable to swing freely. Is there any tried and true ways for address this? Thanks, Ron McNeilM17/Jackpot/#675