[C320-list] Keel crack question. Try this second time. Smaller pic

[Karl Krueger]

Hello Scott:

My suggestion is to have a professional check it out.  Be pro-active
because it could cost you much more money years later.  In 2012, I hit an
submerged object in a mooring field when the water level was at almost a
all time low.  Everything look fine and I had a diver check out the keel as
well. I never had the Catalina smile prior to that time but did after that
time.  Five years later I found out the taps (area in the bilge) was broken
and more seriously, part in the  structure had cracked and separated.
Other damage occurred as a result of not discovering this condition
earlier.

Best wishes.

Karl Krueger
Kindred Spirit #282
Milwaukee WI

On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 3:58 PM, Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Hi Scott:
>
> Hit anything lately? That might be a cause for concern.
>
> Otherwise, it is what's known as a Catalina Smile (or a C&C Smile, a
> Beneteau Smile, etc.) Every sailboat with an attached keel has the
> potential to develop one of these smiles. Mostly, whatever was used as a
> filler is failing.
>
> Generally, people clean out the crack, fill it (West System now has
> flexible epoxy designed just for this), fair it and go on their way. The
> big thing is to keep saltwater from reaching the keel bolts. Some people
> make a big deal of it and lower the keel before filling the crack.
>
> If you go to the C&C Photo Album web site, there is a ton of info on doing
> this correctly because it is more common with C&Cs. (I used to own one back
> in the day.) The archives on the message board has lots of posts.
>
> If you're concerned about keel bolt tightness, Catalina should be able to
> give you torque specs. Ask them about tech details for this. There's a
> certain procedure I don't know remember for measuring the torque correctly.
>
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Scott Westwood
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 4:06 PM
> To: Catalina List
> Subject: [C320-list] Keel crack question. Try this second time. Smaller pic
>
>
> Does this look familiar to anybody?  If this pic doesn't make it to emails
> I will post on my album on the forum.  Can't remember if attachments go
> through posts?
> Slight crack on leading edge of keel.  About a foot below bottom of hull.
> Same length on both sides of keel.  I will get down in the next couple of
> days with wrenches enough to see if keel bolts are loose?
> Need for concern?  Patch and go?
> Let me guess....depends....
> Thanks,
> Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.net H (919)-362-8538    C
> (919)-618-7185
>
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