Derek, Just saw this pic now. It's totally consistent with the 33-II issues we talked about. Any repair that didn't reinforce that rib was bound to fail again.
Cheers Colin On 8/12/13, Derek Leck <derek.l...@metzgers.com> wrote: > In the photo you can see the through hull's for depth and knot meter. Bilge > opening is about 3 - 4" below these through hulls and about 1' aft. Water > trickles into the bilge about 8" below the opening which by my estimation is > pretty close to the crack. Marina repaired it once my grinding out and > re-torqueing. > > > > : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : > > Derek Leck : : Account Manager > METZGERS : : www.metzgers.com > 419.861.8611 x4824 : : fax: 419.861.3299 > > Get Involved! > http://www.metzgers.com/social-media > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of John and > Maryann Read > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 8:06 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Smile or sump. > > Where is the actual keel / sump interface in relation to the crack? Looks > like a crack in the fiberglass / fairing laid over the keel joint area. If > gelcoat was used over the fairing, it is very brittle and subject to > cracking. If that is all it is, then no biggie to repair. The real issue > is the crack can only be caused by movement of the keel or a hefty shock > load such as from a grounding. Neither option is appealing. In any event, > best course is to grind out the cracked area for some exploratory surgery. > Might want to retorque the keel bolts. > > > John and Maryann > Legacy III > 1982 C&C 34 > Noank, CT > > Here is best picture I have of my crack from last year. > > > > : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : > > Derek Leck : : Account Manager > METZGERS : : www.metzgers.com > 419.861.8611 x4824 : : fax: 419.861.3299 > > Get Involved! > http://www.metzgers.com/social-media > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
