I have tightened mine a few times. It seems to be a C&C maintenance item. What you might want to analyze is if the keel moves in respect to the hull or the hull is flexing. If you have a helper or a camera, move the keep and see what – if anything – moves inside the boat. I suppose it is even possible that the keel to hull mating surface is not fair or something got in there back at the factory and the keel is being held from being flush with the hull. My boat suffered from the backing plates being made of steel that predictably were dissolving in salt water. I replaced them with stainless backing plates. I know of a C&C 34 that suffered from the keel being loose because they did not HAVE backing plates, someone at C&C cheaped out and used washers, which were digging their way into the fiberglass.
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chris Bennett via CnC-List Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 12:28 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com; mike.h...@impgroup.com Cc: Chris Bennett <crben...@gmail.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Keel movement in C&C 24 Hi Mike, Thanks for the suggestions. I will test the torque of the bolts later today if my socket is deep enough to do so. If they have not been tightened for 35 years (and the original long term owner assured me he had never done so) then maybe this is the issue. Regards, Chris
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