Jacob, the C&C 36 hull is cored throughout. The area around the keel stub is solid. The area to which you refer is most likely cored.
Mike Brannon Virginia Lee 93295 1978 C&C 36 CB Sent from my iPad Mini > On Nov 18, 2016, at 14:52, jacob fuerst via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > In my '78 C&C 36 I am seeing a couple spots where salt water is weeping in > through the hull near the bilge area, appearing from seemingly nowhere as if > from a spring. One point is about 3' back from the mast and 18" to the side. > The other is closer to the keel but they both are on the edges of hull > stringers. > > I've had a few people look at it and I've gotten everything from an estimate > to rebed the keel (though the bolts seem fine and I had the boat out in May), > to cutting apart the fiberglass to locate where the water is running from, to > don't worry about it. > > Has anyone had this happen before? How big of a deal is it? The amount of > water is minimal but I believe they were coring the hulls. Does anyone know > the exact cross sectional thickness of the fiberglass? Were just the sides of > the boat cored or did they do the entire hull? How did that work where the > keel meets? Is it possible that a through-hull is leaking and water is > running up to several feet along the core and popping up somewhere random > where it has found a weak spot in the fiberglass? > > -- > Jacob Fuerst > 303-520-4669 > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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