Jake, I know you've documented your project, but what did the cracks look like before you started? Mojito has a couple of short hairline cracks at the hull / stub joint on the port side, and at the very rear of the keel.
Thanks, Tim On Nov 23, 2012, at 2:56 PM, "Jake Brodersen" <captain_j...@cox.net> wrote: > One more consideration, if the final keep configuration adds to the original > righting moment, you may want to reinforce the keel stub. If you just cut > off 600 lbs of lead and add a 600 lb bulb, it won’t be an issue. Most of the > time you’re just trying to maintain the original righting moment. > > If you cut off 600 lbs and add a 1200 lb bulb, the keel joint will be more > significantly stressed than the original design. I reinforced the keel stub > when we R&R’d the keel on my boat. It had hairline cracks and benefited from > a little extra glass work. Having an engineer do the calculations is just > common sense. > Jake > > Jake Brodersen > C&C 35 Mk-III > "Midnight Mistress > Hampton VA > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Sébastien > Lemieux > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 9:12 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Cutting my keel > > If adding significant weight to the keel (increasing the righting moment), > then you should take into account the increased load on the rig. > > --Seb > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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