Welcome to the list Ryan. I’m sure that you’re worried about what may be going on with your keel bolts with the crack and water ingress. I know that I was and I have to state, I let my “smile” go for 15 years even after it was apparent when I bought the boat. I turned a willful blind eye to the rust streaks flowing down the front of the keel...
Last year I pulled the keel off as part of a big refit project and beforehand I had plenty of sleepless nights worrying about the damage that I was going to find. I was already figuring costs in my head on getting MarsKeels to replace badly corroded keel bolts. Happily, none of that was necessary. The repair part of it, not the worrying part. I should have been a bit more “pro-active”. If you check some of the photos in the link <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/2015/01/in-shed-at-last.html> you’ll see that with the exception of the forward-most keel boat which had minor crevice corrosion, the rest of the bolts were still at factory spec. Anyway, probably not a good idea to be like me and bury your head in the sand; just go ahead and clean up the interface and tighten the bolts and I suspect you’ll be fine. Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Dec 7, 2015, at 5:38 PM, Ryan Doyle via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Thanks Danny I appreciate it. I know I saw a forum on here about how to fair > and fill the crack. Going to take a look at that again. > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov > <mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>> wrote: > All I did on my boat was get a big socket wrench and tighten the bolts. > > Others will chip in soon with more involved repairs. > > > > Joe > > Coquina > > C&C 35 MK I > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] On Behalf Of Ryan Doyle via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 4:10 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Ryan Doyle > Subject: Stus-List C&C "smile" plus small separation > > > > Hi all, > > I'm brand new to the list here and I'm not quite sure how this list works > yet... But I'm excited to join because I'm the proud new owner of a 1976 C&C > 30 mki. > > My boat is hauled for the winter and is exhibiting the much-talked-about C&C > "smile" at the front of the keel, but there is also a hairline separation > from the hull at the very aft section of the keel that extends for about 6" > from the aft of the keel forward. This separation is such that if I kneel > down and peer at it at just the right angle, I am able to see light on the > other side. I am concerned. > > I have a survey from 2014. And there is no mention of the keel. It only > states, "...The vessel was observed on stands. A bottom examination was > conducted. No structural deformities were noted. Running gear is in > acceptable condition..." etc. etc. > > Some photos of my keel are available at the links below. If anyone has some > insight/experience into what I'm seeing I'd love to hear it. Thanks so much > and excited to be a part of the forum. > > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8g8d5sXYVWGc2xDZXpBS3A5MEMtdE5YdlRPQVZhWTFGWmNN/view?usp=sharing > > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8g8d5sXYVWGc2xDZXpBS3A5MEMtdE5YdlRPQVZhWTFGWmNN/view?usp=sharing> > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8g8d5sXYVWGa1RYX0p1dTFQWjk2UDVDdmhURmkzRXJZNjAw/view?usp=sharing > > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8g8d5sXYVWGa1RYX0p1dTFQWjk2UDVDdmhURmkzRXJZNjAw/view?usp=sharing> > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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