I've owned her for 2 years. I don't know about any work done on the ballast or the strap prior to that. I observed some small rust bubbles on the very bottom of the aft end of the ballast when we hauled in Guatemala a little over a year agoand had the them cleaned up and covered over but I don't think the guys there did a great job. I recently observed more of the same while cleaning the bottom in George Town.
Here's one more question I meant to ask above: How can you ever be sure that the upper surface of the ballast against the GRP stub is sealed and free of rust?
Thanks again!
Jacob Champness Maramu #42, Lark St Augustine, USA