That's a bummer. Have you inspected the hull in front of the keel and in back? Tremendous forces during a grounding can fracture the hull in ways which may barely be visible but can cause delimitation etc. If the impact was enough to distort the lead it may be well within your interests to have hull inspected carefully. There are people that can do scans of the laminate. In my opinion this is more important than the distorted lead which superficial and not structural.
Best of luck, the 34+ is my favourite. Cheers Brent 27-5 Lake Winnipeg. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 19, 2015, at 9:12 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Aries is now finally out of the water and I had a chance to survey the damage > to the keel from my encounter with Melton Ledge last summer. I actually > received a special award from the Race Committee for going up on the ledge > during a race and needing to be towed off. In my defense, the marker buoy > was 100 yards from where it was supposed to be and the Coast Guard > repositioned it after I alerted them to the problem. > The front edge of the keel is well smashed in over about a 6 inch area where > it looks like the lead is actually missing. I had presumed I would pound it > back into shape and then smooth, but that does not look possible now that I > see it. The guy who helps out in the yard suggested using Marine Tex epoxy > putty to fill in the missing volume and then smooth (angle grinder?) I am > hoping that the experts on this list can give me some guidance as to how to > tackle the repair. Thanks- Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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