Bob, If I were you, I'd get the boat hauled and looked at by a professional.
My father hit a rock once in the Enterprise-A that started as a slow leak and worsened very quickly. The keel had to be dropped and everything rebedded. $8,000 in repairs, but covered by insurance. All the best, Edd ------------------------------- Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise NCC-1701-B C&C 37+ | City Island, NY www.StarshipSailing.com ------------------------------- 914.332.4400 | Office 914.332.1671 | Fax 914.774.9767 | Mobile ------------------------------- Sent via iPhone 5 On Jun 24, 2013, at 6:08 PM, "Bob Hickson" <bobhick...@rogers.com> wrote: I have a 29-2 that I bought a year ago. Up until 3 weeks ago there were no leaks into the bilge around the keel bolts / mast step. The channel between the bay where I keep the boat and Lake Ontario is currently under re-construction and dredging. Three weeks ago, I hit a “pile of mud / sand” that they had left in the middle of the channel at 5.5 knots. The boat blew through the pile of mud but the impact was relatively severe and it threw the entire crew off our feet. Now I have visible seepage ( a cup full every ½ hour) around all the keel bolts. There are no visible signs of damage to the hull or structural “egg crate” inside the hull. Today, I removed the nut and washer from the small keel bolt (1/2 inch) at the rear edge of the keel Was very surprised to see a ½ inch bolt in a 1’ hole with no filler or sealant between the sides of the hole and the bolt. You can poke a screw driver 4 to 5 inches down into the hole beside the bolt without felling any sealant at all. This seems very strange....I would expect some kind of sealant to be present around the bolt? Does anyone know of a way to force sealant down into the water filled gap around the bolt to seal it at least temporarily until haul out in the fall? If successful on the small bolt, I will try the others one at a time. Best regards, Bob Hickson, P. Eng, RHI, CEA C&C 29-2 Flying Colours Frenchman's Bay Yacht Club Pickering, ON (416) 919-2297 bobhick...@rogers.com ~~~~ __/) ~~~~ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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