Per feedback on the list after my original question I had a look around the sump inside the boat. I did notice cracking where the stringers cross the bilge. Not terribly deep but some are pretty long. Some looks like it may have been repaired before, but I can't tell for sure. Pics are attached if those work on the list. Could this just be crazing. Based on the joint I think it's obvious it flexes there, is flexing all the way through the sump?
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Erik Hillenmeyer <erik_hawk...@yahoo.com> wrote: >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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