Hi Josh, I'm not planning on dropping the keel this year. My boats on the hard right now, but I wasn't planning on dropping the mast. Do you see any issue with just checking the torque on the ones that are easily accessible?
Thanks, Gene "Hawk" C&C 29-2 84-85 From: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Opinions on hull/keel crack expansion > Message-ID: > <CA+zaCRC7jPdbfePDbnv8R4mnpiwUi-AM6Jzfp06gpe4QWndKXA@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > 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 > > > >
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