[C320-list] Keel rust

[David Prudden]

Grinding the fairing material revealed very little

The fiberglass doesnt looked cracked, but you can definitely see that two different materials meet where the rust seem was:

https://goo.gl/photos/vkvb2GmVcgM49UZ17

My brother hit a rock early last summer at 2-3 knots but I would think damage would show at the root....

I'll re torque the bolts and get an expert to look at it.

David Prudden
#787

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> On Apr 18, 2017, at 11:41 PM, Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> When we were boat shopping we spent a bit of time reading up on the
> Catalina smile but I thought we convinced ourselves that this wasn't a
> problem on the 320.  Your rust stains are exactly where the smile is on
> other Catalinas which suggests to me that the keel is in fact separating
> from the hull or water is somehow penetrating the fairing into the keel
> structure.   The rust would potentially be coming from either the plates or
> the bolts at the keel interface.  Not an expert at all.  Just sharing what
> I've read elsewhere.   Google Catalina Smile.     I would highly reccomend
> you get a marine surveyor familiar with the 320 to look at your keel.   The
> fracture pattern in the fairing compound suggests either a hard grounding,
> or maybe just a stress fracture from loose keel bolts and the weight of the
> keel.   Good luck,  let us know what you find out.
> 
> Troy Dunn #514
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 10:40 PM Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I can tell you with certainty that #867 has a lead keel. That photo looks
>> really strange even for an iron keel.
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> Chris Burti
>> 
>>> On Apr 18, 2017, at 8:22 PM, David Prudden <dprudden at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Aren't our keels supposed to all lead?
>>> I have a rust line about 10" down from the hull.
>>> https://goo.gl/photos/ZNWYr9nDbkpTDtpc6
>>> Anyone have any thoughts?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> David Prudden
>>> #787
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>