Thanks bill Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 24, 2014, at 5:46 AM, Bill Bina via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I fixed mine about 10 years ago and it has remained completely fixed, despite > a few incidents of groundings. I cleaned out the joint mostly by using a wire > wheel chucked in a drill. That dug a channel all the way along the length of > the joint on both sides and around the leading edge. > > Then re-torqued the keel bolts to spec using a long handled 3/4 inch drive > torque wrench and a variety of extensions, adapters, and sockets that I > collected from a number of sources. I got the now dis-continued torque wrench > from Harbor Freight for around $100. The rest of the sockets and stuff was a > few hundred dollars. Heavy Equipment and truck mechanics use this big stuff, > so ask some of them where they buy tools besides Snap-On, which is scary > expensive. I know I got some of the deep sockets from NAPA autoparts. They > sell them individually, which is good, because those big deep sizes aren't > cheap! My boat has 3 different sized bolts. > > Following re-torque adventure, I used a brass brush dipped in un-thickened > epoxy to clean and seal the exposed metal and fiberglass. Next step was to > fill the channel using Epoxy thickened to the consistency of peanut butter. > Then I used a sander with 80 grit paper to clean an area all the way around > extending about 10" above and 12" below the joint, which I then "primed with > the brass brush/un-thickened epoxy. Followed that with several layers of > fiberglass cloth soaked in slightly thickened epoxy and wraped like a bandage > extending about 10 inches above and below the joint. Re-faired the keel and > applied many coats of interprotect 2000 to seal the surface. Reapplied the > first coat of micron extra before the final coat of interprotect cured. > Previously I had tried sealing the joint with various fillers including 5200, > 4200, Marinetex, Thickened epoxy with fibers. I got to try many fillers > because none of them lasted from launch to haul out of a single season. > > Bill Bina > >> On 10/24/2014 6:05 AM, DANIEL MCCORISON via CnC-List wrote: >> I just bought a 1975 C&C 25mk. It's my first sailboat I have owned. Just >> wondering what is the best product to use to fix the C&C smile. Also what is >> the procedure to go about fixing it? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
