No issues with my 35-3 after six years. There are two other 35-3's in the yard I'm in. One looks fine like ours and the other is a bulging, splitting mess. We have had work done to replace tabbing in the keel sump - have a look around the sump to determine if there's anything flexing there.
Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 Branford, CT > On Apr 2, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Erik Hillenmeyer via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Anyone else have annual issues with the keel joint on this boat? I've owned > the boat only three seasons, but it's been a source of frustration every > year. I've never understood the design, especially the 4 foot long front > bolt. The keel was rebed and the bolts tourqed two years ago, but still > every fall when I haul out there is crack in the joint across the front 1/3 - > 1/2 of the keel. The only semi-permanent solution the yard can think of is > to encase the joint in glass, but admits with all the flexing that clearly > goes on, it's probably not much of a solution. Should I resign myself to > just filling and fairing with caulk every spring before the bottom paint goes > on? The boat had only one owner before me and it's been at the same yard for > all its 31 years, so they know it well, but thought I'd get an opinion from > the group. > > Erik > Chicago > C&C 35 MKIII Slapshot > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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