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
>>
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