I was wondering the same thing. However, it’s difficult to see precisely what’s going on from the photo.
From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2025 10:05 PM To: cnc-list CNC boat owners <[email protected]> Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <[email protected]> Subject: Stus-List Is this the beginning of a C&C smile? 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
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