Thats my concern as well. I assume there really is no way to tell until your give it a turn and find out ya got nuthin'.
David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) > Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:08:46 -0700 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat time and weather > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: lpaalc...@yahoo.com > > I doubt that the bolts loosened, most likely the goop squeezed out and now > not compressed... > > Leslie > collected 'plenty' of squeezed out goop from the shelf under. > Phoenix, C&C32 (1983) > Long Beach CA. > -------------------------------------------- > On Mon, 7/13/15, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat time and weather > To: "CNC CNC" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: "David" <davidrisc...@msn.com> > Date: Monday, July 13, 2015, 6:53 AM > > #yiv6207777107 > #yiv6207777107 -- > .yiv6207777107hmmessage P > { > margin:0px;padding:0px;} > #yiv6207777107 body.yiv6207777107hmmessage > { > font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;} > #yiv6207777107 Martin > & Jake, > > Thanks for the > advice. My God there must be 100 bolts per side. > > Fun job that will be... > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:00:02 +0000 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat time and weather > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: > mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com > > > > > > #yiv6207777107 #yiv6207777107 -- > .yiv6207777107ExternalClass p.yiv6207777107ecxMsoNormal, > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > li.yiv6207777107ecxMsoNormal, #yiv6207777107 > .yiv6207777107ExternalClass div.yiv6207777107ecxMsoNormal { > font-size:12.0pt;} > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass a:link, > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > span.yiv6207777107ecxMsoHyperlink { > color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > span.yiv6207777107ecxMsoHyperlinkFollowed { > color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass p { > font-size:12.0pt;} > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass tt { > } > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > p.yiv6207777107ecxMsoAcetate, #yiv6207777107 > .yiv6207777107ExternalClass li.yiv6207777107ecxMsoAcetate, > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > div.yiv6207777107ecxMsoAcetate { > font-size:8.0pt;} > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > span.yiv6207777107ecxBalloonTextChar { > } > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > span.yiv6207777107ecxEmailStyle21 { > color:#1F497D;} > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > span.yiv6207777107ecxEmailStyle22 { > color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;} > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > .yiv6207777107ecxMsoChpDefault { > font-size:10.0pt;} > > #yiv6207777107 .yiv6207777107ExternalClass > div.yiv6207777107ecxWordSection1 { > } > > #yiv6207777107 > > > > >… move the nut one or two > flats to keep them torqued. > > This was my experience on > Calypso’s hull-to-deck joint also. About 10% of the > bolts needed a few more flats worth of rotation maybe up to > ¾ turn. > > I did not need to hold the screw > heads as the decades of salt water exposure have effectively > frozen them tight. I was not able to tighten all the bolts > as some > are buried in the fiberglass tabbing around bulkheads. I > am assuming those have not loosened. > > > Martin DeYoung > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Seattle > > > > > > > > From: CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] > On Behalf Of Jake Brodersen via CnC-List > > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 2:47 PM > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Cc: Jake Brodersen > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat time and > weather > > > > David, > > Glad you made it through without > too much damage. The hull-to-deck joint needs to be snug, > but not super tight either. You don’t want to squeeze > all of the > butyl out of the seam. I use a small ½” wrench and try > to keep all of the bolts at about the same torque. It > helps to have someone on deck to hold the screw head > stationary. I’ve usually only had to move the nut one or > two flats to keep them torqued. I > don’t do it often either. > > 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 David via CnC-List > > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 9:16 AM > > To: CNC CNC > > Cc: David > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat time and > weather > > > > > Rich, > > > > Not much went wrong. Freshwater pump fried, baby stay car > bolts sheared, broken head lid, wind unit at mast head > deciding to go sideways (huh?), and not much else. > > > > > But...the boat was wet. I thought I had buttoned her up > for the 2011 race, but the Gulf Stream really worked > her. We were in the SE meander for 15+ hours and it was > rough with high winds (30-50) and cross seas. The hull > to deck joint, submerged often > by heeling and solid water over the decks, deposited water > in lockers (the most, of course, in my sons locker where he > stowed his laptop...ugh). > > > > > I would like some feedback from the group as to how much I > should tighten each bolt...1/2 turn? Full turn? > > > > > David F. 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