Thanks Graham - I will have a better look in that area. Tim
On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Graham Collins <cnclistforw...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi Tim > I'd pull the cabin sole and see if the floor grid is still well attached > to the hull at the turn of the bilge, I'm guessing on the port side it is > not. > > Graham Collins > Secret Plans > C&C 35-III #11 > > > Tim Goodyear wrote: > >> Hello all 35-3 owners - I'm looking for some advice, especially from >> those who have re-habbed their keels on this model... >> I was checking on Mojito this morning, and noticed beads of moisture in >> two areas; a spot at the top of the keel trailing edge and an 8" hairline >> crack on the port side at hull / keel stub (almost exactly where the mast >> step is internally). Would this have been enough for you to go ahead with >> major keel surgery? >> Rear of keel >> I've been trying to resolve this for a while; two separate boat yards >> have had a go at if, and the area is now solid fiberglass / epoxy, but >> still a tiny crack / area of moisture. There was water in the bilge just >> aft of the rear keel bolt (I removed the floorboards and sponged the area >> dry). Water would not normally stay in that area, but the boat is tilted >> back a little on the stands. I have not had the keel bolts torqued in 7 >> years (since I bought Mojito). >> Mast Step area >> This is the first year I've noticed moisture in that area; there have >> been hairline cracks in the antifouling before. The mast is stepped and I >> can't access that area through the mast step, which appears sound. >> Thanks, >> Tim >> Mojito >> 1984 C&C 35-3 >> Branford, CT >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> 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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