Looks like the usual smile to me. Properly torque the keelbolts, grind out the crack a bit, fill it with epoxy/glass, cover it with strips of biaxial cloth/epoxy, go sailing. That's how I fixed Touche' in 1999. No issues since.
Look here: http://cncphotoalbum.com/doityourself/smile/index.htm Several listers have similar experience. Some have had a "bit" more difficult fixes but, in my opinion, the difficulty is often, but not always, related to the lack of proper keelbolt torque. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Chris Hobson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Lifted the boat and saw the smile, think it was done with g-flex? > Apparently the crack is hairline, not deep, not structural. And was filled > -- now 1.5” wide with the filler. Apparently no one went aground - by > current or previous owner (only two). Surveyor thinks otherwise and says to > monitor drop and re-bed if it reappears. The bolts were clean in the bilge, > no movement on the crack when two of us heaved as hard as we could. Maybe > it’s fine, thoughts? > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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