Juliano, Lots of good advice so far. Many of us have done this same repair.
A few points to emphasize, first, if the washers/plates under the keel bolt nuts aren't stainless, replace them. Often the smile appears when the washers deteriorate and the nuts become loose. Next, torque the keel bolts. The spec can be found here: http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/doityourself/torquebolts/torquebolts.htm Get there from the home page of the photo album ( http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/) by clicking the "Do It Yourself" link on the left side then "Keelbolt Torque Specification". There's also a link to "C&C Smile - Fixing It" which shows some pictures. The torque specs are for "dry" nuts. If the nuts are lubed, reduce the spec by 10%. The nuts need to be torqued individually, i.e. one by one. Back them off a turn then torque them down. Once you've ensured you have stainless washers/plates and properly torqued bolts, you can do the repair as many have suggested. If you expose lead on the keel, immediately coat it with epoxy to minimize oxidation. Do this by applying the epoxy with a ScotchBrite type scrubbing pad saturated with epoxy. Scrub the lead with the pad to remove oxidation as the epoxy is applied. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 8:48 PM Juliano Franz via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > > > There is a crack (?) on the keel hull joint that I am not sure how to > tackle. It is not really a smile, maybe some broken teeth? =] Here is a > photo of it (damage is the same on both sides) https://bit.ly/3p9EsRT > Going over the variety of "smile repairs" there is one that seems like a > good option for me: G/Flex, sand, bottom paint. Can anyone share their > wisdom with me on this idea? > > Thanks all! > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
