Keith
I re-did my keel on a 1976 MK I but it was a swept back fin. I replaced all
the keel bolts re-glassed the the stub and glassed around the seam after the
job was done total price about 12K. Should have been closer to 10k but it
wasn't thanks to a Marina that was somewhat dishonest.
Gary Kolc
"Liberty"
---- Jake Brodersen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Keith,
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> Having R&R'd my keel some years ago, it was a pricey procedure. We had to
> unstep the rig to get the forward keel bolt out. The total was around $7K,
> which included a fair amount of glass work on the keep stub, a SS support
> for the forward keel bolt, and fairing the keel back onto the boat.
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> Jake
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> Jake Brodersen
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> C&C 35 Mk-III
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> "Midnight Mistress
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> Hampton VA
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> From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of keith
> morgenstern
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:03 PM
> To: CNClist
> Subject: Stus-List keel joint on a c/b boat...
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> This question is directed at those out there with centerboard modeled C&Cs.
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> After hauling for hurricane sandy, I noticed that there is a crack running
> the entire circumference of the keel joint. but the crack seems to be too
> high on the hull to be the actual LEAD-to-Fiberglass joint.
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> to explain.....I think when C&C made the centerboard models, they used a
> "transition piece" or "filler piece" to make up the difference between the
> two different keel joints.
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> For example, on the 35-3, the deep keel boat has a keel joint that is
> somewhat angular (higher in the rear, lower in the front), while the c/b
> model has a joint that is basically parallel with the waterline.
> Also the deep keel boat has a keel joint that is only 5 feet long (along the
> joint) while the c/b keel is at least 8' or so long (along the joint) .
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> So the question....has anybody with a C/B ever re-done their keel joint?
> how big of a disaster am I into?
> also....to anyone who's recently redone their keel joint...how much did it
> cost? (including pulling the rig and restepping it)
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> thanks,
> Keith M
> C&C 35-3 c/b
> Beyond the Sea
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