Thanks Steve. I will investigate.
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Derek Leck : : Account Manager METZGERS : : www.metzgers.com 419.861.8611 x4824 : : fax: 419.861.3299 Get Involved! http://www.metzgers.com/social-media On Aug 10, 2013, at 4:20 PM, "Steve Thomas" <sthom...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > St. Clair Marine, which is on the Canadian side at La Salle on the Detroit > river does decent work, but they are not cheap. Repairs and storage is what > they do, and they seem to do a fair bit of both. I had a look around when I > was looking at an Islander 36 that was for sale there in January of 2009. I > really don't know if he is more expensive than anyone else, but an > aquaintance of mine with a C&C 29 had some collision damage repaired there 2 > years ago. An idiot in another sailboat had T-boned him while he was at > anchor near the beach, with his kids swimming in the water around the boat. > Charges were laid. Anyway there was damage to the toe rail, hull, and deck at > the point of collision and when he got the boat back you couldn't tell any > thing had happened. The damage visible from the outside was maybe a foot long > tops, but penetrating. The bill was around 15 grand if I recall correctly, > but it was an insurance job, and sometimes that makes a difference. I would > certainly shop arou nd, both for competence and price. > South Shore Yachts might be worth contacting since they were formed in part > from the remanents of C&C. I don't think that they tackle repairs of that > nature, but it might be worth seeking advice there anyway given their > particular knowledge of C&C yachts. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > Port Stanley, ON > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Derek > Leck > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 3:21 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Smile or sump. > > > This is my second season with this boat. I purchased from the widow of capt I > raced with for 25 years. I was aware of crack but no idea how severe a > problem this could be (DUH) and had to have boat due to sentimental reasons. > We raced boat but not seriously since 2007. Crack developed in 2010. > Any recommendation on a qualified shop to repair? Western end of Lake Erie. > > > : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : > > Derek Leck : : Account Manager > METZGERS : : www.metzgers.com > 419.861.8611 x4824 : : fax: 419.861.3299 > > Get Involved! > http://www.metzgers.com/social-media > On Aug 10, 2013, at 2:59 PM, "Brent Driedger" <bren...@highspeedcrow.ca> > wrote: > >> You say you just purchased this boat? Has a survey pointed to any possible >> hard grounding? I think you need to start some exploratory surgery there to >> see if this crack is the result of fractured fibreglass around the sump. >> That type of cracking looks structural to me and no amount of lipstick and >> mascara will fix that. I'm not sure of the layup of your hull but if its >> involving a balsa core and possibly combined with winter freezing cycles >> with trapped core water, it could be a serious issue there. Sorry I have no >> positives for you.. >> My uneducated opinion. >> >> Brent Driedger >> s/v Wild Rover >> 27-V >> Lake Winnipeg after 50 hours of keel repair. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 2013-08-10, at 1:38 PM, Derek Leck <derek.l...@metzgers.com> wrote: >> >>> Here is best picture I have of my crack from last year. >>> >>> >>> >>> : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : >>> >>> Derek Leck : : Account Manager >>> METZGERS : : www.metzgers.com >>> 419.861.8611 x4824 : : fax: 419.861.3299 >>> >>> Get Involved! >>> http://www.metzgers.com/social-media >>> <photo.JPG> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
