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
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> 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
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