Good point. I do like a nice tight forestay... Upwind setting is between 1500 to max of 2000 kpsi, which I didn't think would be too much. Maybe a couple of longitudinal stringers in between the ribs in that area would help, or living with more sag / less pointing ability.
Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 Branford, CT On Nov 24, 2012, at 10:43 AM, "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Tim, > > Do you have a hydraulic backstay adjuster? > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > From: Tim Goodyear <timg...@gmail.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 8:55 AM > Subject: Re: Stus-List Keel R&R > > Thanks, Jake. I'll take a look under the anti fouling around the top of the > keel stub this year. I've had two yards try to solve the crack at the back > of the keel (the C&C frown?), but it is back this year with a little water > weeping out. It's (now) all solid fiberglass in that area, so I don't know > where the movement is starting. > > Tim > > > > On Nov 24, 2012, at 7:54 AM, "Jake Brodersen" <captain_j...@cox.net> wrote: > >> Tim, >> >> We found a number of hairline cracks in the keel stub. They were spread out >> and not really concentrated in one area. The boat was originally >> commissioned in Maine. I suspect that it had a hard grounding at some >> point. I didn’t notice any stress at the back of the keel, which is where >> you would expect to see major damage in a grounding. >> >> This past spring when I had the bottom paint soda blasted, we found some >> longitudinal cracks in the gelcoat and glass on the port and starboard side >> in the hull, less than a foot from the keel joint. One was over two feet >> long. They were grounded out and glassed in. It is all faired in nicely >> now. >> >> Jake >> >> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Tim >> Goodyear >> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 5:26 PM >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Cc: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Cutting my keel >> >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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