[C320-list] Weeping Keel Bolt

[Dave Hupe]

Tom-
What is the condition of your keel to hull joint?
Mine was in very bad shape (especially at the aft end)  and yet I did not have a leak along that interface (which would have to be the leak source to the bolts if at all). I spent $3200 my first season having the boat hauled and hung to keep the joint open, that entire joint ground/sanded for about a foot each way up the hull and down the keel,  several layers of fiberglass was applied all around, then thickened West Systems epoxy was used to fair out the area.  It was finished with barrier coat and finally bottom paint. 
Dave Hupe
1994 C320 (#32)

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  On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 6:34 PM, Dave Hupe<hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:   I doubt a keel bolt is leaking unless your keel to hull joint is severely bad.  My boat is 1994, much older than yours.  I have had similar concerns in the past when I detected seepage that appeared to be a leaking bolt.  Instead there was seepage from elsewhere that migrated into/below the structural grid toward such a low spot and only looked like a leaking bolt on first reaction.  One source of water was my shaft packing gland after I had replaced it and not tightened it much at first.  More recently, I had a leaking original water hose within the structural grid that went from my galley area to the head sink.  
Dave Hype
1994 C320 (#32)

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  On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 4:30 PM, RONALD HODEL<ronandgail2 at me.com> wrote:   I have no idea having not had that experience but, golly, I would have thought the marina staff commissioning the boat would have said something right away. 

Ron Hodel
#1070 Lokomaikai

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> On May 25, 2021, at 1:24 PM, Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Our bilge pump has been running quite regularly (every 10 minutes or so, 6
> seconds each time) ever since launch two weeks ago.  We assumed we might
> have an internal water leak from one of our two water tanks.
> 
> We just learned that during commissioning the marina staff noticed a keel
> bolt which was apparently allowing water to “weep” into the bilge.  We do
> not know the details of this condition, for example does the boat have to
> be pulled to fix?
> 
> Have any of you had similar experiences?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Tom & Tracy Grass
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> 2008 Catalina 320 MK II
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