http://www.sailmagazine.com/diy/keep-your-bilge-dry-with-a-garboard-drain-plug/
On Mon, Apr 10, 2017, 5:50 PM Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Gene, > > If you're spending a significant amount of time out of the water and can't > keep your bilge dry (not uncommon). Many of the listers have installed > garboard drains. They install the plug and then fare over the outer hole. > In the winter once the boat is hauled out the plug is removed and the > faring is knocked out. The bilge drains completely for the duration of the > winter. > > As for your keel to hull crack. Many of the listers refer to this as the > C&C smile. Some do so little that when their boat smiles at them they just > smile back. Others have gone so far as to remove the keel and thoroughly > refit. Generally speaking you should at least check the keel bolt torque. > This should be only be done while sitting on the hard. It will usually > require removal of the mast to get to one of the keel bolts. You'll also > need some jumbo sockets, a torque multiplier, and a torque wrench. After > checking the torque, some of the listers have had good results grinding a > 1/2" deep 'V' groove at the crack, filling with thickened epoxy, and > applying a 4" wide fiberglass tape bandage all the way around the keel. > > Here is a different prescription: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yV1JEN3YxQk1RbHc/view?usp=drivesdk > > Good luck, > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > On Apr 10, 2017 1:36 PM, "Eugene Fodor via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.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! > > >
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