I can't tell you what those things on your boat are but I can tell you that I have a similar problem of water accumulation on my 37+. In mine there is a stack of SS washers under each nut. I wouldn't hesitate to trim them if it was my boat.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 8:59 PM Steven A. Demore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey folks, > > I pulled my mast for rebuild and upgrades, and while it is out, the step > is being rebuilt. I removed the stringers today and as suggested before, > while putting it all back together, I will retighten the keel bolts. The > bilge is still black and full of grunge, but one thing I’ve wondered about > since picking up the boat, is the nuts on the keel bolts. There is > something like a washer, but I can’t tell yet if it is wood or what. They > are big and square, and go from one side of the bilge to the other, > segmenting the bilge into little sections between the bolts. Each section > forms a pool of water, keeping everything wet and preventing good drainage > into the deep section where the pump is. Can anybody tell me what those > washer-like things are and whether they can be trimmed in width, to allow > the water to flow freely? > Thanks, > Steve > > > > SV Doin’ It Right > 1973 C&C 30 MK1 > Pasadena, MD > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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