Thanks. I am planning to just get it cleaned up and patched in those spots and also have the keel trued up by a little grinding on the top while it is off(in case the angle is contributing to the small cracks.) . Structurally I suspect it is nothing too. Cosmetically it may raise questions or possibly be an issue if/when I am trying to sell the boat in the future. Ciao
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 3:41 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List 34+ deep draft Hi David, I have the wing keel and we saw the same issue on starboard side while doing the bottom job this spring. It was about 3/4 of the depth of the keel if I remember right and couple drops worth, maybe a teaspoon or 2. The guy helping me with stripping the upteen coats of bottom paint pointed it out to me, it kept new the paint for adhering properly on that spot (The weep spot was the size of a pinhead). It would weep more heavily on hot days if I remember right. He said don't worry about it, He said that it was quite common, innocuous, and most likely related to a small pocket somewhere. There was no sign of cracking anywhere on mine, Since the boat was out for a couple more weeks after the last coat of paint (While I was sanding / burnishing the bottom for speed) I kept an eye on it and wiped it every time to see if it would subside.. About 3 days before splashing it stopped (By then the boat had been out for a total of about 2.5 months) so I cleaned and repainted the spot.. It looked fine when we launched it a few days later. I would not be surprised to see it come back at the next haul-out.. Again, my guy said he's seen it many times over his 30+ years on the lake and has not seen any ill effects resulting from it. That corroborates the C&C guys' purely cosmetic comment, I would not worry too much about it. Best regards, Francois 1990 34+ "TakeFive" Lake Lanier, Georgia
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