On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 12:15 PM dwight veinot <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yea when I torqued the keel bolts on my 35mkII I used a 4 ft extension on > the drive knowing I could pull about 100 pounds so i figured about 350-400 > lbft of torque. Trickiest part was finding space to get one click on the > 3/4 inch drive ratchet. I used an extension from the socket down in the > bilge to the ratchet about 2 feet long to get above the settees and that > worked to get 1 click with the 4 ft extension on the drive. A wobbly setup > but I got the job done complete with new bedding and 3/8 inch stainless > steel backing plates below the nuts. Then I did the famous C&C smile repair > from the outside and solved that ugly issue. > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 11:46 AM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I should have driven down and got it. 350 pounds is a LOT. My arms are >> still sore! >> >> FYI – what you think is really tight with a normal extension is about 150 >> pounds, not 350. I have about 4 feet total to get to 350. >> >> If anyone needs to borrow the torque meter let me know. >> >> >> >> >> >> Joe Della Barba >> >> Coquina C&C 35 MK I >> >> Kent Island MD USA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Josh via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Sent:* Monday, September 5, 2022 4:18 PM >> *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Cc:* Josh <muckl...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK I Keel Bolts >> >> >> >> You can come borrow my torque multiplier. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6B0IPKQERc >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> >> >> >> Sep 5, 2022 14:09:28 Joe Della Barba via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> >: >> >> Those sizes are correct – thanks! >> >> I don’t have a torque wrench that big, so I have them “tight”. I just >> ordered this thing, so I can set them exactly: >> >> >> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009GLITFW?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp >> >> Joe Della Barba >> >> Coquina C&C 35 MK I >> >> Kent Island MD USA >> >> *From:* Thomas Delaney via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Sent:* Sunday, August 28, 2022 10:08 AM >> *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Cc:* j...@dellabarba.com; Thomas Delaney <tomcdela...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK I Keel Bolts >> >> Hi Joe, >> >> I believe it is 1 1/8" for the front-most nut and 1 1/2" for the rest. >> >> Best, >> >> Tom >> >> -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
