Update... I really appreciate your replies and insights. I'm a new sailor and this is my first boat!
Took the boat to the yard. Before they pulled her they took off the the aft most keel bolt nut (it was nearest the stringer that was showing greatest weeping) and water start seeping. Pulled the boat but it was right before Thanksgiving and they all took off for 4 days. I'm a brand new liveaboard so a tree house was my new home. There was clearly a crack in the seam of sealant between keel and hull for about 10" from aft and forward. They cut that sealant out.. Drilled a small hole at an angle to that last bolt from the top. All glass. They also cut very small triangle of glass near the bolt and decided there were areas of air in the glass amongst the stringers and thusly the keel boat needed a much larger washer for support. They made 1/4"x 3"x3" plate as a washer. They also pumped grease thru their little hole to displace any moisture. The obvious and most accessible of the 3 leaks water they ground down smooth and bilge painted. They filled the gap they exposed between keel and hull with 5200. Bigger gap than I imagined there would be. Allegedly slapped some bottom paint over that but they had the boat back in the water before I got back from work. Spent several hours trying to sail in light wind and motoring to get home. Checked the bilge and yup...problem not solved. Like I said, they painted over 1 of 3 leaking spots. The other 2 are still leaking... Jacob Fuerst '78 C&C 36 303-520-4669 On Nov 18, 2016 11:53 AM, "jacob fuerst via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > In my '78 C&C 36 I am seeing a couple spots where salt water is weeping in > through the hull near the bilge area, appearing from seemingly nowhere as > if from a spring. One point is about 3' back from the mast and 18" to the > side. The other is closer to the keel but they both are on the edges of > hull stringers. > > I've had a few people look at it and I've gotten everything from an > estimate to rebed the keel (though the bolts seem fine and I had the boat > out in May), to cutting apart the fiberglass to locate where the water is > running from, to don't worry about it. > > Has anyone had this happen before? How big of a deal is it? The amount of > water is minimal but I believe they were coring the hulls. Does anyone know > the exact cross sectional thickness of the fiberglass? Were just the sides > of the boat cored or did they do the entire hull? How did that work where > the keel meets? Is it possible that a through-hull is leaking and water is > running up to several feet along the core and popping up somewhere random > where it has found a weak spot in the fiberglass? > > -- > *Jacob Fuerst* > * 303-520-4669 <(303)%20520-4669>* > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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