Hello All,
I agree with everything that has been mentioned but also you need to check
your keel bolts and washers before you get into epoxy and fairing.
Lewis
S/V 4 Play
C&C 30-1 #45
Lorain, OH
On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:46 PM Juliano Franz via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Hi Bob and Charles,
> Thanks for the quick reply! It looks like my initial plan good. I'll go
> clean the crack and apply gflex once she weather is warmer. For now all I
> can do is dream a little.
>
> I'm in Halifax, NS on the east coast of Canada.
>
> Cheers
>
> On Thu., Jan. 21, 2021, 23:34 CHARLES SCHEAFFER, <cscheaf...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Congrats on the boat. Where are you located?
>>
>> That's the smile mentioned. The broken teeth is just filler or fairing
>> material that broke off. I've seen much worse.
>>
>> You can use an angle grinder with an 80 grit flap disc (40 grit if you
>> have skills) to gently remove the high spots and loose stuff and expose the
>> joint. Be careful as the more material you remove, the more you have to
>> fill/fair. Fill the actual joint with *GFlex* or *Thixo Flex* from
>> Jamestown Distributers and smooth with a flexible spreader, then after it
>> cures, sand the area, wipe the dust off with Acetone or Zylene and fair
>> with *Total Fair* from Jamestowndistributers. It's an easy to mix and
>> easy to sand, waterproof, compound.
>>
>> There are many videos on YouTube showing how.
>>
>> Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 34R, Pasadena Md
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/21/2021 9:47 PM Juliano Franz via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>> My first time messaging the list.
>>
>> A couple of months ago I came by a C&C 25 that was neglected (aka
>> abandoned) for a couple of years on the hard. I am new to boat onwing and
>> have been learning a lot on how to get her ready following Casey's "This
>> old boat" and some youtube channels.
>>
>> There is a crack (?) on the keel hull joint that I am not sure how to
>> tackle. It is not really a smile, maybe some broken teeth? =] Here is a
>> photo of it (damage is the same on both sides) https://bit.ly/3p9EsRT
>> Going over the variety of "smile repairs" there is one that seems like a
>> good option for me: G/Flex, sand, bottom paint. Can anyone share their
>> wisdom with me on this idea?
>>
>> Thanks all!
>>
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