[C320-list] Leak in bilge

[Allan S Field]

Bruce - you are correct in that the Association has the torque wrench and sockets to tighten the keel bolts. However, the boat must be out of the water with at least 70% of it's weight supported by the keel. Think about it - if the boat is in the water and the weight of the keel with a gravity assist is pulling the keel down, what torque wrench and what sailor have the strength to pull that puppy up?! In fact, the bolts first get loosened before torquing. And yes, loose bolts do weep and need to be torqued after the first year then never again, at least according to Gerry Douglas. - Allan

Allan S. Field
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On Jan 16, 2011, at 1:27 PM, "Bruce Heyman"<bruceheyman at cox.net> wrote:

> Can be tightened in the water.  The Association has the equipment you need to do this job.  I thought the manual said to tighten them after the first year and then you were done forever.
> Bruce
> Somerset 671 SoCal
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> Bruce Heyman
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> -----Original message-----
> From: Kurt Budelmann <krbmd77 at charter.net>
> To: "Catalina320.org" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Sun, Jan 16, 2011 18:02:06 GMT+00:00
> Subject: [C320-list] Leak in bilge
> 
> Hey, I am having a slow leak in the bilge right by the bilge pump.  No collections of water fore or aft of this location.  Can water leak down from top of mast?  Can water leak from the keel bolts?  Also there is a floor joist crossing at that location but I can find no evidence of leaks from ports.  I don't think keel bolts were ever re- tightened and the boat has never been out of the water since original launch.  Can the bolts be tightened in the water or does the boat have to be on the hard?
> 
> Kurt R Budelmann
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