Pictures of any usable size don't come through, but you could post to a photo site and link the pix.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 19 April 2015 at 09:45, Erik Hillenmeyer via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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* > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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