Rob I sail from Duluth, Mn. Looking forward to asking questions, I'm sure I'll have a lot of them. Thanks for the nice welcome.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2014, at 11:17 AM, "Dennis C. via CnC-List" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
