[C320-list] Using a life-line....

[Chris Burti]

My 2001 was grounded in Hurricane Ophelia and dragged
out through a stump field by a tug. Bent the rudder
post, gouged the glass, but no smile and no cracking
around the keel bolts.

--- Stanley Rogacevicz <SROGACEV at holycross.edu> wrote:

> 10 years for me.. and the only model I recall was
> the C30 with a smile. I think I would walk away from
> a cracked 99 without some serious looking into -
> WHY. A friend of mine hit a submerged rock at 6 kts
> and was thrown across the cockpit of his 2000 c36
> with no such damage. A softball size gouge in the
> keel which was easily repaired was the extent of the
> damage.
> Stan
> (formerly) Christy Leigh
> 1999 c320 #656
> Wickford/Narragansett Bay RI
> 
> >>> jjemail at comcast.net 5/17/2006 11:15 AM >>>
> Tim,
> 
> I have been reading these email lists for 5 years
> and I have heard of a 
> "catalina smile" on other models, but never on a
> C320.
> 
> JeffC
> 1998 #545
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tim" <chillinonahd at yahoo.com>
> To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:46 PM
> Subject: [C320-list] Using a life-line....
> 
> 
> Ok, I just completed a survey on a 1999 Catalina 320
> that I was quite happy 
> with until now. The question I have is regarding a
> small and appears to be 
> shallow (only a few layers of glass) crack in the
> bilge area on the 
> starboard side of the keel bolts. Both the surveyor
> and I could not see any 
> external evidence of a hard grounding on the keel so
> we don't suspect that 
> to be the cause. Secondly, the keel does show the
> "catalina smile" 
> separation where the keel and the hull match up. And
> there is no external 
> evidence of repairs or moisture in that area as
> well. Although we did find 
> 2-3 areas of the hull that did have moisture.
> 
>   What I'm looking for are thoughts and/or opinons
> on the crack in the hull. 
> I am looking to have a fiberglass guy check this out
> as well and get an 
> estimate to grind down to determine the extent as
> well as repair. I'm really 
> considering this boat but don't want to have future
> issues or lose a keel.
> 
>   Note the boat is on the hard so we filled the
> bilge w/water and let it sit 
> a few hours, no signs of leakage nor moisture in
> that area.
> 
>   Ask for more info or share your thoughts...need a
> an audience life line as 
> they say.
> 
>   Thanks in advance for your help !!
> 
> 
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Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

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