Yes - having cracks through the bottom of the boat is not a trivial thing to fix. A friends boat had an issue like this that was repaired in a quickie put-epoxy-on-it manner and it opened up while he was out. That trip was not fun :( His crack was above the keel, so we could get at it with the keel on. We ground it out and added layers of glass and epoxy outside and then did the same on the inside. I can't say it is perfect, but it is about 500 times stronger than the last "repair". Also you might want to make SURE that is where the water coming from. I would shop vac and towel dry the bilge and watch it very carefully. The 35 MK I and II keel structure is pretty strong and I would say cracks through the boat aren't common.
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Robert Abbott via CnC-List Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 10:00 AM To: Jim Watts; cnc-list@cnc-list.com; Bill Hoyne Subject: Stus-List keel bolts Bill: I would tend to agree with Jim Watts.....have someone knowledgeable inspect your boat. It is not normal to have cracks in the sump that are leaking water. I would not simply cover up the cracks without knowing how significant they are. Did your boat experience a 'hard grounding'? Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2014/11/23 12:57 AM, Jim Watts via CnC-List wrote: Sounds like a pro job to me. I would talk to Blackline and get their opinion. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 22 November 2014 at 12:02, Bill Hoyne via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: I blasted out to Victoria to escape the frigid Alberta cold for a week or so. So I thought a little biking and messing around in the bilge would be fun. The water in the bilge was a bit salty and the mild steel plates below the keel bolts were badly corroded so I replaced some of the plates with some 3/8" 316SS. I cleaned out the bilge and watched. When I removed the bolts, one at a time :-) there was no seepage around the bolts - a good sign I think. However there are some cracks in the sump area between the keel bolts and these are seeping water at about 100ml/day. I didn't go out for a sail so assume there would be more water ingress when the keel is under some stress. Is there some way to seal these cracks without dropping the keel? What is the thickness from the bottom of the bilge to the top of the keel stub? Can I just pour some epoxy in the the sump area? Thanks!! Bill Hoyne Mithrandir '74 C&C35 MkII in Victoria,BC
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