Brian and David, The best person to answer your question is probably Rick Brass. He has done this project on his 38. I looked into it for my 38 also, so I can get you pointed in the right direction. My keel (and most probably yours too) was originally cast by Mars Metals. They can and do cast bolt on bulbs for just this type of project. You tell them how much you want to reduce the draft and they will design and cast a bulb for you. Rick reduced his draft from 6’1” to 5’3”. I don’t remember the exact numbers on how much weight he took off or added back, but the bulb is designed to retain the original stability and stiffness. Rick is very pleased with the result. I decided against doing it primarily because of the cost, lead is expensive these days! You can get more info from the Mars Metals website. James Delaney 1976 C&C 38 Oriental, NC
From: Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 11:54 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Stevan Plavsa Subject: Re: Stus-List Welcome the Newbie! Hi Brian, welcome to the list! I've got a 1980 32, hull #59. Great boat but I don't know anything about reducing draft. I've done loads of other stuff to her though so if you ever have any questions, post them to the list, I lurk all the time. Mine is A4 powered. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 9:43 AM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: CnCer's, My good buddy Brian owns a 1980 32. He is an old friend, a great guy and keeps her (the boat) on the west coast of Florida. I thought some of you could answer his question about keel surgery...chopping off lead and recasting as a bulb to reduce his draft. Resources and DIY suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Brian Beaudry Date:10/16/2015 3:08 PM (GMT-05:00) To: David Risch Subject: Get me on the list briangbeau...@gmail.com -- Brian G. Beaudry _______________________________________________ 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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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