With all of the discussion of keel bolt backing plates, I uncovered two
new stainless steel backing plates and three old mild steel backing
plates from our old Redwing 35. They measure 2.5" X 4" with a 1"
diameter hole. The stainless steel plates are 3/8" thick and the mild
steel plates are 1
Those square plates are steel washers to spread the load - the Wider the
better. They were often mild steel (to cut costs).
Admittedly they block water. The best solution is to fill in between them -
which of course isn’t that much fun . . . . .
Cheers, Rob Ball
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Mine is a 73 also, and dollars to donuts, they are square steel plates. Rusted to shit. Mine were 3/8 of an inch thick probably 4 by 4. I replace them with stainless steel ones, the same size. I like the heavy plate dispersing the load over a larger area. Probably what you should look into is wher
I can't tell you what those things on your boat are but I can tell you that
I have a similar problem of water accumulation on my 37+. In mine there is
a stack of SS washers under each nut. I wouldn't hesitate to trim them if
it was my boat.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
Hey folks,
I pulled my mast for rebuild and upgrades, and while it is out, the step is
being rebuilt. I removed the stringers today and as suggested before, while
putting it all back together, I will retighten the keel bolts. The bilge is
still black and full of grunge, but one thing I've wonder
