+1 with Joe on the repair possibility. The pictures show that many of the early C&C’s used the same type of construction. The 30’s have three of those ‘bundles’ of fibers laid across the keel sump with some plywood stringers in between. These, in turn, have a big oak block on top with a box for the mast. “Keel’ stepped, so they say, but really ‘plywood’ stepped. My plywood was rotted from the bottom, as they didn’t completely cover it in glass. After a couple of quickie repairs, I finally bit the bullet, cut all that crap out, and threw about a gallon of epoxy in there, with new crossmembers made from some really hard stuff I got from McMasters-Carr. Now I don’t have any low spots where water can gather – all water flows to the low spot where the bilge pump is mounted. It was a messy and dusty job, and my knees are still mad at me after a couple years, but solid. There are some pix on Stu’s site which show the mast step repair on a 30, but you can get a good idea of what you are in for. Not rocket science, but just grubby work.
Gary 1980 30-1 From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 10:38 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> Subject: Re: Stus-List Keel movement in C&C 24 Wow – sorry to hear about this :( First off, do NOT troubleshoot this in the water unless prepared to swim home! I think you can do the “survey” yourself, just have the boat in the slings and grab the keel. It sounded like a pretty obvious issue. Assuming you find this is actually a problem, there is a decision to make. It will be cheaper to buy another boat than pay to have this fixed. As a DIY project, the cost is not huge. I would guess $500 or less in epoxy, wood, glass, and miscellaneous items. The PITA factor will be high, a lot of cutting, grinding, and sanding lying on your belly will be involved. Only you know how badly you want the boat fixed. Some of us have done something similar, I did my mast step back in 1994 or so. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com <http://www.dellabarba.com>
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