I just addressed this issue. You can see my solution in the pic just uploaded (Doug's Boat). These are Stainless pipe adapters that fit over the original nuts which were deteriorated but still unmovable.
--- In [email protected], hd18thc...@... wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have a 77 C-27, the keel bolts are original and have not been touched in, > probably 33 years. Does anyone know of any problems with keel bolts? I'd > hate to have them fail unexpectedly. > > There has been no movement of the keel in the 15 years I have had the boat > and the "Catalina Smile" is unchanged in all that time. Is there some way > to reinforce it, perhaps with additional keel bolts? The corrsion of the > nuts visible in the bilge is not bad, but I have made no attempt to loosen > them. > > Thanks for the help, > > Gene Tozzi > C-27 #3431 > Gypsy Star > Kingston, NY >
