Hi Charlie,
In answer to your questions:
Yes, keel bolts can be tightened while the boat is in the water or on a cradle.
Intuitively, many have suggested that the boat needs to be on a cradle with
the keel supported so the keel is not "hanging". However, a calculation of
loads and forces
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> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Keel bolts comment/question
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> We had our keel off once a few years
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Cc: cenel...@aol.com; bwhitmore ; Rob Ball
Subject: Re: Stus-List Keel bolts comment/question
We had our keel off once a few years ago, to check the keel bolts, and to do
some repairs to the the keel sump where there had been some excessive material
removed in an earlier repair
We had our keel off once a few years ago, to check the keel bolts, and to
do some repairs to the the keel sump where there had been some excessive
material removed in an earlier repair. Our keel weighs 7000 lbs but with
the nuts off, hanging on it own weight on just the bolts it didn't move at
Thanks Rob!
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This was my experience when removing my keel. We had to “break it loose” when
lifting the hull.
Question for you Rob, my keel joint had epoxy for the keel stub/keel joint
which I assumed was done by a PO when the bottom was peeled and epoxy coated.
Was it actually done at the plant?
Regards,
I have watched a number of keels removed from a hull. Most all the time the
epoxy held the keel when the nuts were removed. In fact there are special
wedges made to try to break it loose . . . . . It is a really tough job . . .
.
Bottom line, in my opinion, it will not matter whether the
Hi Charlie,
Sorry you have a leak. I believe you have a very unique centerboard version of
the 34/36plus. I don't know if they ever made another.
Anyway, can you see where the leak is coming from? Was the keel to hull joint
showing when it was last on the hard?
I would wait until the boat is
I am not an engineer in any sense of the word but perhaps someone on the list
can critique these thoughts of mine:
Keel bolts can be tightened on the hard (while resting on the keel) or in the
water while the keel is hanging from the bolts.
I suspect the job would be considerably easier
