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

[Robert Seastream]

I agree with Stan.  I hit a rock on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH going 6 
knots in my 1983 C25.  Only damage was the same 'softball' size chunk 
that he reports out of the front of the keel.

The 'Catalina smile' is usually evident on those boats that have an 
iron, rather than lead, keel.  It's due to rust from the iron keel 
weeping through cracks in the fiberglass.  I'd like to believe that the 
keel on a C320 isn't iron, but am not sure, since I just purchased mine 
in November '05.

Bob Seastream
2002 C320, Hull 906
Portsmouth, NH


On May 17, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Stanley Rogacevicz 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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