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 returningI also had a
spot like your picture shows. It was simply a bad spot where w
Thanks!
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> On Apr 14, 2020, at 12:59 PM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER
> wrote:
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>> IIRC, my yard used two layers of biaxial 1708 cloth on our keel joint.
>> First they ground a shallow tapered valley about 6 inches into the lead and
>> 6 inches into the keel stub for the new glass layers
> IIRC, my yard used two layers of biaxial 1708 cloth on our keel joint. First
> they ground a shallow tapered valley about 6 inches into the lead and 6
> inches into the keel stub for the new glass layers. The deepest part of the
> valley was maybe 1/8" deep and tapered to nothing. The firs
Cc: John McCrea
Subject: Stus-List Keel Smile.
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
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
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Sent: March-22-16 4:04 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: dwight veinot
Subject: Re: Stus-List Keel Smile
If those big keel bolts are torqued right I would expect very little
"cushioning" to happen so check the torque on the nuts when she's on the
hard and adjust to specs also fo
If those big keel bolts are torqued right I would expect very little
"cushioning" to happen so check the torque on the nuts when she's on the
hard and adjust to specs also found on the CNC site then do option a or b
and go sailing
On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, Josh Muckley via CnC-List
wrote:
> Re
Remember that most of these joints are bedded with 4200, 5200, or similar.
These materials cushion any flex between the keel and the hull. Anything
applied over the bedding will likely be less squishy and more brittle
(fairing compound, epoxy, barrier coat, bottom paint).
I agree, it doesn't look
Doesn't look that bad from what I can tell from your photos. I would
say option (a) would be fine and option (b) also after you clean it
out and get the surfaces dry...I used an angle grinder on mine, and
then applied some 4200 in the groove and then on top of that filled
the remaining groove with
My keel joint seems to be opening up; there wasn't much sign of it at haul
out, but now it's noticeable. Also, you can see something oozing from the
crack. Whatever it is has an oily texture so I'm guessing it's coming from
the bilge. In the first photo, the vertical stain is the same oily ooze
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