[C320-list] CHIPS BELOW THE WATER LINE

[Kirk McCullough]

Ours is uncoated lead, at least on the edge of the wing where I dragged it 
across a well marked rock. Lets see red right returning, yeah that's it but 
in this case the marker was on the wrong side of the rock. Well known to the 
locals from that area apparently.  Anyway the lead was easy to file down to 
take out the worst of the gouge.

Kirk
#124
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I suspect it's some kind of fairing compound, but might be epoxy.  Ours has
it also and it chips off revealing the uneven-ness of the keel.

-Jeff

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:25:15 -0500, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> I didn't do the repair and I didn't examine it as closely as I would have
> had I done so, but there is a white coating over 1/4" thick where my wing
> was gouged.
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Joe Barrett
> <joe at dolphinmortgage.com>wrote:
>
>> Fiberglass on the Keel? I didn't think that was the case at all. Looks
> like
>> pure lead to me.
>> Joe Barrett
>>
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> Burti
>> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:39 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] CHIPS BELOW THE WATER LINE
>>
>> Speaking from experience, if the rudder is bent sufficiently to cause
>> problems, you can probably tell without looking because it doesn't take
>> being more than a couple of inches out of alignment at the bottom to
> bind
>> the wheel. There is also a substantial layer of glass on the wing keel.
> We
>> had the misfortune of having Commitment make an unsupervised trip into a
>> cypress swamp during hurricane Ophelia without incurring any damage.
>> However, the efforts of the salvage crew dragging her out after the
> surge
>> subsided bent the rudder tube and dug a 8" x 3" gash in the wing as well
> as
>> adding some significant barnacle rash to the hull. We ended up replacing
>> the
>> rudder in an abundance of caution, but I confirmed with Frank Butler
> that a
>> sleeve repair of the tube would be sound practice. The tube is massive
> and
>> requires a pretty substantial amount of force to bend it. In our case,
> that
>> was a twin engined tug dragging her backward through three feet of water
>> with a bottom littered with logs and the rudder hard over (can we say
>> duuuummmmbbbb).
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Peter Clancy <SAILORPETE at msn.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> > As a precaution, it's a good idea to check rudder alignment after a
>> > hard grounding. This is best done out of the water. It's possible to
>> > bend the rudder post from an impact on rocks or a hard bottom. The
>> > rudder's vertical alignment can be checked by viewing it from aft of
>> > the boat. You can also have someone turn the wheel lock to lock while
>> > you look for any side to side movement at the fulcrum point at the
>> > base of the rudder. Also, check the top of the rudder tube inside the
>> > boat to make sure the rudder post has not dislodged the bearing by
>> > being forced upward by an impact. These steps are quick and easy. If
> your
>> rudder post is bent, call your insurance company.
>> >
>> > Peter Clancy
>> > 'AROBAN' #222 (former owner)
>> > Miami, FL
>> >
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>>
>> --
>> Chris Burti Farmville, NC
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>
> --
> Chris Burti Farmville, NC