On second look at your photo, it doesn't look like a 35, or if it is, your sole is different. The area you have indicated as steel is I believe the thick layers of glass that C&C used to reinforce the hull at each keel stud in the earlier boats. The later boats seem to use a more modern grid layout, but I'm not sure when the changes were made.
Here are a few photos of my bilge taken today, just after I sucked it dry after a head incident caused some water to enter (stuck joker valve or plugged anti-siphon vent, not sure which). You can see the layers of glass at each keel stud. The aft most keel nut has not been removed since I got the boat last year and unfortunately water backs up behind it and caused a trickle of rusty water to run down. I wasn't aware when I torqued the other keel nuts that there is an access hole for this stud below the wood sole (which is not glued down). I am hoping to fix all this at next haulout by filling in the bilge so the water flows better. https://photos.app.goo.gl/D9V3AVSbzJkBUvFp8 -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 1:51 PM Shawn Wright <shawngwri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is this a 35? Looks very similar to my '74 35 mk2, and yes it is wood, but > glassed to at least 1/2 way up, presumably on both sides, which should help > to protect it to a degree. I expect that replacing the wood will be a > rather big job due to limited access, and unless you cut into the liner, > there will be no way to glass in the back side. I would suggest drilling a > few test holes to determine the extent and location of the damage. You may > then be able to cut out only the soft wood, and use the existing tabbing to > glass new wood in place. I'm not sure that it really offers that much extra > support to the floor liner, which is cored with 1/2" plywood, and also > supported by the contoured recess for the bilge access cover. Maybe try > having someone apply weight at various places while watching for flex. I > would concentrate of getting to the source of the water damage, whether it > is windows, toerail leaks, or improper bilge pump setup. I recently > switched to a magnetic float switch for my primary bilge pump that > activates with much less water, keeping the bilge level at about 1" or so. > I also have both pumps wired for manual switching so I can suck it as dry > as the pumps will go. > > Also worth mentioning is the worst water damage on our boat is the forward > inner corner of the galley sink counter, and the adjoining plywood leading > forward under the settee. The previous owner cut in new wood and heavily > epoxied everything in this area to repair the damage, and it has stayed dry > in the past year since we've had her. There is still a small drip that > lands in the food locker that I haven't tracked down (either window or > toerail), but it is very minor. > > Feel free to share more on this, especially if it's a 35, as I've spent > lots of time in the bilge lately... :) > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 > https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto > > > On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 11:03 AM General Gao via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Just had an insurance surveyor come over to the boat today, it is >> "generally" good, but the surveyor did find one thing that he suggested me >> to verify with the marina manager (who has the same boat as mine, 1974 C&C >> Mk2). Please refer to the picture attached. >> >> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iFpiwA-8iAY6WaI6o7lz5gGeMSkgJFzP >> >> I put text in the picture. I had thought the bilge where the bolt is >> sitting at would be steel, only today I have realized where it says "wood" >> is made of wood. The surveyor thought the wood was loose and "rotten" and >> therefore the floor on top is not properly supported, though this is not >> safety related in his view, it needs to be fixed. >> >> What do you think? is this something serious? >> >> Thank you in advance. >> >> Bo >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >>
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