Ditto. Key is torquing the keelbolts. Pictures of Touché's smile are on the C&C photo album DIY section. Fix was 1999. No issue since
Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2014, at 8:26 AM, Robert Abbott via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dan: > > Congratulations on your new boat and welcome to the C&C list. Just about > anything you need advice on, you can get it here. > > In my opinion, Bill Bina has provided you with one of the best methods to > deal with the 'C&C smile'. It is pretty much the way we dealt with ours when > we acquired our boat in 2006. Nine (9) sailing seasons later, and there is > no evidence of the 'smile'. > > Previously, we did the same thing when we acquired a Kirby 25 before the C&C > 32 and the 'smile' never reappeared. > > Good luck with your boat. By the way, where do you sail from? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > >> On 2014/10/24 8:04 AM, Dan Mccorison via CnC-List wrote: >> 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
