I hate bringing up bad memories, but I did the same the first day I took the family out in my "new" 1982 34 many years ago. We were only going 2-3 knots but it still felt like a car crash. Nothing obvious in the bilge and went the whole season afterwards with no issues and no leaks. I never hauled or dove on the keel (beginners mistake and in denial). When the boat was pulled in the Fall, we found a transverse crack in the hull about 4-6" long just behind the keel. It was not at all obvious until you could look at the bottom with the boat out of the water. There was some damage to the stringers as well. So I suspect that is where you will find the damage. Strong hulls on C&C's. I think many brands would not survive as well. Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT  > On Dec 2, 2024, at 9:09 AM, Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Thanks Rob. The more I think about it. The more I'm glad I didn't continue on > to la paz 120nm south. I haul tomorrow morning at 930. > I'm not sure but I think the hull is cracked just below the prop shaft log. > Plus I'm thinking that the shaft could be bent. > I wasn't going to file a claim, but now I think I had better. > > Douglas Mountjoy > 1988 LF 39 > Mexico at large > 1984 Sabre 34 > Port Orchard, WA > > > On Mon, Dec 2, 2024, 07:02 Robert Abbott via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> Doug, >> I don't mean to alarm you however I thought I would relay this story. >> A few years back, a club member had a similar accident in our outer >> harbor with his C&C Landfall 38. He knew his keel took a significant >> bang but there was no other apparent issues to be immediately alarmed >> over that he could observe. Nevertheless, he decided to have the boat >> hauled and thoroughly inspected by a professional at a facility here >> that does such work. The inspection revealed that there were structural >> issues which needed to be addressed. >> The owner's insurance company covered the costs...don't know the amount >> but knowing this place it was not pocket change. >> >> >> Robert Abbott >> AZURA >> C&C 32 - 84 >> Halifax, N.S. >> >> >> On 2024-12-01 9:38 p.m., Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Today I had a major screwup. Screwup is not the word I wanted to use, >> > but... I ran into some rocks with my keel. I went from 6.7kts to dead >> > stop in 1.2 nanoseconds. Luckily I was able to motor into deep water >> > without much trouble. No one was hurt, thank God. >> > In checking for leaks I looked in the forward part of the bilge, >> > nothing, yay. Thought about continuing on south to LA Paz, 120miles >> > south, but my crew suggested maybe we should dive and survey the >> > damage. Only saw a fist size chunk of keel missing on the forward part >> > of the keel. I finally decided that I wanted to haulout and inspect >> > the keel better. I called the only marina for 120 miles for a slip. >> > Luckily they had space. After further inspection I found water coming >> > in under the shaft log. I'm looking for advice on anything else I >> > should look at for damage. >> > >> > TIA >> > Doug Mountjoy >> > sv Rebecca Leah >> > CnC landfall 39 >> > >> > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to >> > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal >> > at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are >> > greatly appreciated. >> Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to >> keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: >> https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly >> appreciated. > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated.
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