[C320-list] CHIPS BELOW THE WATER LINE

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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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>> -----Original Message-----
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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