[C38] Keel bolt replacement

[Mark Lewis]

...cut it out and reglass it...damn spell checkers. ..I would grind the
smile, torque,  reglass the seem.  Trying to cutout and reglass plywood
spacer seems like overkill,  and likely to have less strength than original?
On Oct 23, 2014 1:25 PM, "Mark Lewis" <mwlewis2025 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Steve,
>
> can't recall exactly where I read this, but I believe our keel bolts are
> 18 inches long and embedded in the lead when it is poured.  Unless one is
> broken, unlikely, I wouldn't drop the keel.  The Catalina smile you have is
> well known and is attributed to the factory using a plywood spacer between
> the keel and bilge fiberglass.
>
> There is a procedure to cut it out and regulars it. I'm told it is purely
> cosmetic and can occur from the way the yard blocks the keel when setting
> on the hard.
>
> Torque to specs (90 or 110), and reglass the seems before bottom painting
> is my plan for handling.   Don Casey has some good articles on this.
>
> Mark
> Poka'I #6
> On Oct 22, 2014 6:01 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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