Re: Stus-List Minor leak in CB trunk/keel

2018-11-08 Thread Josh Muckley via CnC-List
Here's my video https://youtu.be/n6B0IPKQERc See responses below > 1. I used a tape measure and the keel/cb bolts look to be 1" in diameter > and the nuts require a 1.5" socket. Per the keel bolt specs from the photo > album, this requires 350 ft lbs of torque. The torque wrenches I have > locate

Re: Stus-List Minor leak in CB trunk/keel

2018-11-08 Thread schiller via CnC-List
Charlie, 1.  Your torque wrench should be reading torque at the head.  For 250 foot pounds with a 2.5 ft wrench you would need to apply 100 pounds of force, 200 pounds of force would achieve 500 foot pounds but the torque wrench would have already clicked or maxed out on the scale. 2.  Check

Stus-List Minor leak in CB trunk/keel

2018-11-08 Thread Charlie Nelson via CnC-List
My 1995 36XL/kcb was on the hard for the past several months for bottom work. She had many layers of bottom paint sanded off to the gelcoat, barrier coats (x2) applied and then spray painted with Black Widow bottom paint which was then burnished/fine sanded to a very smooth finish. Before sh