Anyone else have annual issues with the keel joint on this boat? I've owned
the boat only three seasons, but it's been a source of frustration every year.
I've never understood the design, especially the 4 foot long front bolt. The
keel was rebed and the bolts tourqed two years ago, but still every fall when I
haul out there is crack in the joint across the front 1/3 - 1/2 of the keel.
The only semi-permanent solution the yard can think of is to encase the joint
in glass, but admits with all the flexing that clearly goes on, it's probably
not much of a solution. Should I resign myself to just filling and fairing
with caulk every spring before the bottom paint goes on? The boat had only one
owner before me and it's been at the same yard for all its 31 years, so they
know it well, but thought I'd get an opinion from the group.
ErikChicagoC&C 35 MKIII Slapshot
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