So you bought Outrider. Some of us on the list had a semi-serious discussion about buying her when she was still on Yachtworld and operating her like a time=share partnership. I still have copies of the sample partnership agreement and the bylaws from a group charter agreement to which I was once a party someplace on my computer. She looked like a nice boat, and a very good value.
I bet Fred Street still thinks about how much nicer than Minnesota Mexico would be in the winter. What you have looks like the classic C&C smile, as others have said. Most of us here on the list have had to deal with it at one time or another. The key thing you need to do is to properly torque the keel bolts to the specs you will find on the Photo Album. That will reduce the flexing of the hull-keel joint and you can go about covering up the old smile. Some of us just ignore the crack and go sailing - so long as there is no leak. On my 25, the crack is caulked with 5200 (smoothed out before it fully cured) and then repainted. No trace of the smile reappearing in about 10 years. On the 38, we caulked the crack and then put glass cloth and fairing over the area. No smile for the last 5 years or so. Good luck, and I'm sure you will enjoy the boat. Rick Brass Imzadi -1976 C&C 38 mk1 la Belle Aurore -1975 C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Peter Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 10:42 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Crack where keel meets hull I have a 1974 C&C 39. I leave it in Mexico on the hard for the summers and try to spend a few months sailing during the winter. There is a clear demarcation where the keel meets the hull. it does not go deep, and there certainly is no leaking of water into the boat. Some of the folks in the yard seem to think that there is a problem. However, I have had others suggest that I simply put some Sikaflex or 5200 on it and paint over it. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Kind Regards, Peter White SV Outrider _______________________________________________ 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
