I agree with Chuck that it looks more like a scrape and the smile would be a straighter line. It also looks to be too far down the leading edge, the keel joint is usually only a couple inches from the bottom of the hull but it is a little hard to say for sure from the picture. Doesn't hurt to get the keel bolts checked but I'd be surprised if that is the 'smile'.
Cheers, Tom S On Mon, 29 Dec 2025 at 22:05, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Trying to answer Pete's original question, it looks more to me like a > crooked scrape, not a keel joint. Normally, the C&C smile forms along the > joint between the lead keel and the fiberglass hull stub, which should be a > long straight line. On older designs, with the sweptback keel, the joint > was angled up from front to back. The joint curves around the front of the > keel, forming a smile when looked at from in front of the keel. > > So, I believe the crooked line in Pete's picture is a scrape across the > surface, not a seperation of the keel joint. > > Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R, Pasadena, Md > November is the time of the year when my Internet bills come in. It's > also the time when you can show your appreciation of this list and the C&C > Photo Album. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated.
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