I knew someone whose boat was hit by lightning and then the keel fell off! I suspect it was barely hanging on to start with though……….
Joe From: Shawn Wright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 9:13 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Shawn Wright <shawngwri...@gmail.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK I Keel Bolts Interesting read. Fortunately Callisto's keel and bolts seem to be in great shape. One thing not covered in the article was lightning damage. A friend's Hylas was just discovered to have keel damage caused by a lightning strike, and had to have the keel dropped and re-bedded, and presumably some bolts re-cast into it. Fortunately insurance covered it, even though the strike occurred several years ago on the east coast. -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com<mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com> S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 6:31 AM Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Interesting indeed - especially the part about freeze/thaw keel casting failures. he attributes these to bolt deterioration, but I expect that leaking bedding, imperfect casting, or lose bolts may also contribute. Here’s what casting failure looks like: https://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2016/09/mid-1980s-c-keel-issues.html?m=1 Dave Syer 33-2
