Does the 29-2 have a putty-filled forward Section of keel stub? If so, be wary of a volume of water therein....
In windstar (33-2) I did a major keel box repair then lifted the hull off the keel a few extra mm, cleaned the gap, (hacksaw blade, fein mutimaster). then filled as much of the gap as I could, I think it was 4200. I then dropped the boat back down, torqued the bolts and let the compound kick. There was lots of squeeze out, I wiped it fair. Then I dished the joint with an angle grinder, about 3-4" either side of the joint, covered it with glass cloth laid on its bias, in slightly thickened epoxy, then faired it with more epoxy. (I like epoxy...). Then, interprotect and anti fouling paint. One season and a frozen Toronto winter on the hard later, no cracks no leaks. The joint is invisible. If I need to repair, I can buzz it off with a grinder any time. Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 10, 2017, at 1:35 PM, Eugene Fodor <efo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have a crack at my hull/keel joint and am debating filling it with 4200. It > is no significant and as I understand it this is pretty normal for boats with > an external keel. My concern is that since my boats up north in Wisconsin and > spends a good amount of time frozen, I'm wondering if filling it might > actually cause expansion if any water gets down the keel bolt and through the > cracks. One of my keel bolts has had this problem which I mitigated through > drilling a hole on each side of the bulge, epoxy fill and some vigorous > hammering. Thoughts? > > Gene Fodor > "Hawk" > C&C 29-2 84-85 _______________________________________________ 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!
