[C38] Keel bolt replacement

[Steven Ribble]

I've assumed it was the smile for the last couple of years, but I'm getting
frustrated that it keeps happening and I'm worried about the water getting
inside the crack (and any voids within) and making things worse with the
annual winter freeze. I tend to be offshore a lot...and don't want a
problem out there. Maybe I'm being too cautious.

I also thought the smile was a result of improperly supporting the keel
when it's on the hard, rather than it coming out of the water like that.I
had been considering a flexible joint (5200, etc) that could be painted,
when one yard questioned the integrity of the bolt embeddment in the keel
since the crack keeps coming back. So now I'm investigating this adventure.

Steve Ribble
207/852-0971

On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Steve Smolinske <
SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com> wrote:

> Sure its not the Catalina smile?   We had similar.  Ground out the crack
> until we found good material.  Filled with epoxy in the voids and air
> bubbles found the filled.  Took two tries to get it right but once we
> ground deep enough no more cracks.
>
> Steve Smolinske
> Sent from my iPhone
> 206 972 6297
>
> On Oct 22, 2014, at 7:45 AM, "Steven Ribble" <steve.ribble at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve. It's the leading edge and runs back a couple of feet...not a
> large gap, more of a "big hairline".
>
> I hit hard (full speed on my final run to a start) and had it repaired
> three separate times. After each repair I raced several races, never hit
> anything and it was cracked again when I pulled it out for the season.
>
> Given the circumstantial evidence, I'm thinking I at least need to re-bed
> it.
> On Oct 22, 2014 10:34 AM, "Steve Smolinske" <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>
> wrote:
>
>> How big is the crack and where is it located.
>>
>> Steve Smolinske
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 206 972 6297
>>
>> On Oct 22, 2014, at 5:58 AM, "Steven Ribble" <steve.ribble at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Has anyone replaced a keel bolt? Do we know how the bolts are embedded
>> into the keel?
>> >
>> > I ran aground a couple of years ago and the keel/hull joint keeps
>> cracking (fixed 3 times) so I think it's time to drop the keel, check
>> [and/or replace a bolt or two) and re-bed the keel to the hull.
>> >
>> > I've talked to a couple of folks who have done this type of work and I
>> was hoping that I could provide them with a drawing so they could give me a
>> quote, but I don't see anything on the website.
>> >
>> > Any help/information would be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Steve Ribble
>> > Tittravate #64
>> > 207/852-0971
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