Bill:
I would tend to agree with Jim Watts.....have someone knowledgeable
inspect your boat. It is not normal to have cracks in the sump that are
leaking water.
I would not simply cover up the cracks without knowing how significant
they are.
Did your boat experience a 'hard grounding'?
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2014/11/23 12:57 AM, Jim Watts via CnC-List wrote:
Sounds like a pro job to me. I would talk to Blackline and get their
opinion.
Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C&C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC
On 22 November 2014 at 12:02, Bill Hoyne via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
I blasted out to Victoria to escape the frigid Alberta cold for a
week or so. So I thought a little biking and messing around in the
bilge would be fun. The water in the bilge was a bit salty and the
mild steel plates below the keel bolts were badly corroded so I
replaced some of the plates with some 3/8" 316SS. I cleaned out
the bilge and watched. When I removed the bolts, one at a time :-)
there was no seepage around the bolts - a good sign I think.
However there are some cracks in the sump area between the keel
bolts and these are seeping water at about 100ml/day. I didn't go
out for a sail so assume there would be more water ingress when
the keel is under some stress. Is there some way to seal these
cracks without dropping the keel? What is the thickness from the
bottom of the bilge to the top of the keel stub? Can I just pour
some epoxy in the the sump area?
Thanks!!
/Bill Hoyne/
Mithrandir
'74 C&C35 MkII
in Victoria,BC
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