John, I fixed the smile on my 36 back on 2007. I used biaxial cloth and vinylester for the repair. I also went 6 inches on either side of the keel joint. As of last year there is no sign of a smile returning I also had a spot like your picture shows. It was simply a bad spot where water had accumulated from the smile.
Mike Brannon Virginia Lee 93295 1978 C&C 36 CB Virginia Beach, VA > On Apr 14, 2020, at 9:59 AM, John McCrea via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > All, > > I am in the process of fixing the smile on our 1979 36. We are going into > season three of ownership and this has been on my list since day one. (I did > this job before on my past 1989 37XL in 2005 but had the yard do it.) I have > talked to several friends that have done it or had it done but wanted to ask > the list if anyone has any input that I can learn from. One item of concern, > is that I did spring a little leak when grinding (pictured above) I have some > simple green and antifreeze in bilge and will pump dry. > > Here is my plan: > > Ground down to glass and bare lead approx. 3 to 4 inches on each side of the > keel joint. > Tighten Keelbolts to required torque (per owners site 1 inch keel bolts= 350 > ft lbs) > Wet out area with epoxy and band with cloth (How thick?) > Sand out new glass and fair. > Apply barrier coat and then bottom paint. > > Thanks, > > John McCrea > Talisman > Mystic, CT >> >> > <Keel.jpg>_______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray>
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