Jake, Thanks for the reply. That’s comforting, believe me. When you say the “forward keel bolt was leaking” can I take that to mean that you had salt-water intrusion into your bilge? A this time that isn’t the case with Ronin. Just plenty of freshwater from above I’m afraid… Best, Dave 1982 C&C 37 – “Ronin” Reedville, VA
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2013, at 6:43 PM, Jake Brodersen <captain_j...@cox.net> wrote: > Dave, > > I had no noticeable corrosion on my keel bolts after over twenty years in > salt water. The forward keel bolt was leaking and had a lot of stagnant > water trapped (black, smelly stuff). All the bolts looked great. I did > replace the washers under the keel bolts. The original spacers had corroded. > I think they were aluminum... > > Jake > > Jake Brodersen > C&C 35 Mk-III > Midnight Mistress > Hampton VA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dave Godwin > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:32 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List What else, the C&C smile and keel-bolt corrosion... > > So, I’ve been reading the threads on purchasing the older LF38 needing work > versus the cost of buying one in great shape and the other threads about > buying a 35-3 with the infamous C&C smile and all the while wondering about > what I may find this summer when I pull my boat and inspect the keel. > > Our boat has same issue. I’ve been aware of it and have been waiting for the > time when the mast comes out so that I can access the forward keel bolt. I’m > getting back to a delayed full refit and anticipate an entire spring, summer > and fall in the boatyard during which time I'm planning on lifting the hull > off the keel. > > My question to the list member is this: have any of you done this and found > corrosion damage to the keel bolts? > > It’s keeping me awake at night… > > Best, > Dave > 1982 C&C 37 – “Ronin” > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > 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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