I had the keel dropped, a number of years ago. There was a huge void around the forward keel bolt, and terribly smelly water came out of the keel bolt hole. The yard ground the stub and the top of the keel, epoxied the two together, filled the void with epoxy and wrapped the joint with glass. No problems since.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR 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. Erik Chicago C&C 35 MKIII Slapshot
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