There is a way to add keel bolts with the keel in place, but C&Cs are not known 
for losing keels in the first place!

Joe
Coquina



On Apr 5, 2019, at 11:42 AM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List 
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:

Hello all,

After another 4 months of boat searching, I am once again considering the 35-2 
"Callisto" which began this old thread from January. I have been thinking about 
it, and when I saw it at the dock while looking at another boat (Crown 28, yes 
I am getting desperate...), I realized I had forgotten how nice looking the 
boat is. It still has a for sale sign, and I am waiting to hear back from the 
owner. I think at 34K he was asking far too much, but at 20K I could overlook 
some of the not quite up to my standards work done on it. I will get a survey 
for sure if he gets back to me, and we can agree on a price.
Since looking at this boat, I started getting interested in Ericsons, and 
really liked the idea of the encapsulated keels on their 70s models. We almost 
bought a 29. But I am realizing that my fear of keel bolts is probably 
unwarranted, and even Ericson went with bolt on keels by the 80s, and none of 
them fell off. I hear people talk about replacing keel bolts, but I assume they 
mean just the nuts, which doesn't seem to make a lot of sense, since the 
crevice corrosion is likely to a problem with the bolt/stud. Are the bolts J 
bolts like concrete anchors, or just threaded rod set into lead? I imagine 
replacing a J bolt would be a huge job. Is replacing them ever actually done? 
Could you just drill, tap, and thread in new stainless rod in between the 
original bolts for extra safety? Or am I worrying too much about a mostly 
non-issue? It's just that most bolt on keel boats I've looked at have water in 
the bilge meaning the bolts/nuts will stay wet most of the time (probably 
mainly rainwater/condensation I guess), so it seems like I should be concerned.

It's interesting also that after a lot of discussion with the Ericson guys 
(also a great group of owners, like this group), one of the features of the 
newer Ericson designs which improves comfort is the flared bow (the 80s 
models), something which the C&C 35-2 also has. Walking up to this 35-2 a few 
days ago just reminded me why I was so attracted to it originally. Yes, there 
are a few things I would do differently, but it's basically ready to sail, as 
is.
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