[C320-list] New problem......

[DianeFlr at aol.com]

Windy City is hull #948, that's 2003.  We bought her in 2011, had her  
trucked down to FL, saw the bottom & it was perfect.
 
We recently had her hauled in June, 2015, and again, I looked her over  
thoroughly
 
NO, we have never had a hard grounding or any trauma.  That's the  
mystery......
 
My diver comes again thurs & I will ask him to pay close attention to  this 
spot.  The keel bolts are tight, no other leaks noted, 
 
YES, we have a bildge pump and it runs way too often!  That's how we  
spotted the leak......  boat is well maintained and pampered....   should not 
have heppened.
 
THAT's the WHOLE question:   Is the crack in just the liner -  meets - 
hull?   Or, is it more structual??
 
thanks for your notes, as always - I so much appreciate you folks out  
there.
 
Captain Diane Fowler,
CRS, GRI, e-PRO
Sellstate  Priority Realty network

Cell: 239-850-4935

www.CapeCoralhomes.com  

 
In a message dated 11/27/2015 3:09:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
soarxc at gmail.com writes:

Is the crack in the liner, or in the hull?  Does  your boat have a bilge
sump, or is it one of the older ones  without?
If the crack is where the bilge sump fairs into the  canoe body, you may
have a major structural problem.   The glass there is pretty thick,
and you won't have any  water coming through unless  there is a major
crack in  the hull.  Has the boat run aground hard?
I sail on a  C400 that also had a tiny crack in the bilge.  When the
boat was hauled, you could move the keel back and forth while the  boat
was hanging in the sling.  Not  good.

On 11/27/2015 11:46 AM, Kaare Wold  wrote:

Windy City...my opinion of using silicone the crack is not a  good idea.  A 
crack
can propagate and indicates a possible structural  problem.  Silicone is a 
"band
aid" coverup approach that could mask a  serious problem.
Kaare Wold
Sheet Music #945
Sturgeon Bay,   WI

Sent from my iPad


On Nov 27, 2015, at 8:15 AM, Diane  [1]<dianeflr at aol.com> wrote:



I just discovered a tiny  tiny crack.    In my bildge.    Just seeping thru 
&  my
boat maintenance man has no idea what to do.  Thru hull for master  at pump 
is dr
y- no seepage from holding tank...  Can we just silicone  caulk this?   
Diver com
es monthly & has not noticed  crack.... She was hauled last June and bottom 
was p
erfect!!

Any  ideas out there?????

Captain Diane Fowler, Sellstate Realty,   cell. 239-850-4935.    Sent from 
my  iPh
one

References

1.  mailto:dianeflr at aol.com