Check with your local yards they may have the same supplies as Catalina Direct for less then again may not if you do change the bolts or torque them on most older C27's there is a piece of plywood in the keel sump you may want to check that there is no rotting. My 27 was a 71 and it was dry in the sump bolts were still tight so I did other repairs. I have heard of but not seen any with the ply in the sump rotting but then again I have only had 2 friends who owned Catalina's and they were much larger than ours.
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:55:39 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: catalina27-talk: Keel bolts To: [email protected] Listees, After a, ahem, hard grounding, my Catalina smile has reappeared (last seen 6-7 years ago) — not badly, but a thin line at the keel joint is visible on one side. The boatyard service manager has recommended re-torque-ing the keel bolts. Naturally, the yard will do the job for a fee, though I don't have a quote. I'm concerned about these 30 yr-old bolts breaking off under 60+ ft-lbs of torque. Any of you who have done this yourselves: 1. How did you clean off the accumulated rust (They were rusty, right)? 2. Were you able to budge the nuts? 3. Did you remove them —one at a time, of course — and clean the threads? 4. Did you replace with stainless nuts? 5. What torque? For those who have installed SS Lag Bolts in your keel. 1. Did you buy the $279.95 kit from Catalina Direct? (5 bolts, 1 drill bit, washers) 2. What size is the drill bit? 3. Did drilling require a rotary hammer type drill, or just a powerful standard drill? I have source of SS 1/2" x 8" SS lag bolts @ 14.95 each. Specs say 18-8 stainless; no mention of 316. Thoughts on using these? Thanks for comments on your experience. Fair Winds, Jim Calleran, C27 #2784, Trad, OB Mathews Yacht Club, VA 37°27.8'N/76°18.6'W _________________________________________________________________ Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_062008
