Erik,
I have the identical cracks and they were reglassed last week. It has been ten years since I removed the mast to torque the forward keel bolt. It definitely needed it and that should take care of the small “smile” that has appeared at the leading edge of my keel where the stub meets the keel. Fixing the broken cross members with some glass if pretty straightforward. I suggest doing that. My keel joint was wrapped with glass ten years ago. It does work for a while. When was the last time you torqued the forward keel bolt? Jake Jake Brodersen “Midnight Mistress” C&C 35 Mk-III Hampton VA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Erik Hillenmeyer via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 3:17 PM To: Jim Watts Cc: 1 CnC List Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 35-3 Keel Joint Thanks, here's a link https://jetsupport.box.com/s/j6ikr0hl5n6dmgu02hqlgdzilbpt3c51 Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: 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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