[C38] Keel bolt replacement

[Steven Ribble]

Good call, Chuck...not sure that they ever got to the front bolt...we only
ever talked about it, we didn't look at it together!
Thanks!!

Steve Ribble
207/852-0971

On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Charles Finn <charles at finn.ws> wrote:

>  My experience after a grounding was similar to Steve's.   You really
> have to grind in deep and carefully fill to make the smile go away.   Our
> keels are seriously attached to the hull and the bolts are to be honest a
> bit of overkill (not that I am complaining).   I looked at switching to a
> shoal keel a few years back as there are some locks into the Seaway that
> are only 6 feet and I was contemplating a move to the Caribbean.  Removing
> the keel was such an effort that getting another boat seemed a better idea.
> Do note that the keel bolt you want to tighten is waaaay forward and you
> may have only thought you were on the forward one.  Look under the mast.
>
> Chuck Finn
> Mighty Quinn #114
> Great Lakes
>
>
> On 10/22/2014 10:06 AM, Steve Smolinske 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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