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dmpilc
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Initially Posted - 06/05/2008 : 21:04:51

Recess came back yesterday from the repair yard with a nice, pretty, reinforced keel trunk. I'm going back tomorrow, so I'll take some pics and post them. He applied 3-4 extra layers of fiberglass all around the keel trunk, and painted it white, so , if it should develop another leak, which I sincerely hope it won't do, it will be easier to spot. Interesting note, he told me that the keel trunk was only about 3/16" thick at the back of the trunk when he got into fixing the crack. He didn't have to drop the keel to fix it. We'll see!!
This morning, it was back to the marina to do other chores while she is still on the hard. I changed out the masthead sheaves, installed the new rope halyards, installed the "new" wire topping lift using the former wire portion of the halyard from our C-22, scraped the keel to prepare for repainting it, and installed the plastic steps kit from CD for the transom boarding ladder. All before lunch, which was good, since the temp had already climbed to about 90 degrees, tomorrow too.
Tomorrow morning it's back to the marina to continue projects, like checking out the mast wiring, replacing house wiring to the mast, replacing the deck/mast connector, etc. In addition to painting the keel next week, I hope to clean/wax the hull. This is going to be a busy 2 weeks, but I might a well get these things done while it it out of the water.
Paint also came today, so i'll probably start painting Monday morning.

DavidP
1975 C-22 SK #5459 "Shadowfax" Fleet 52
PO of 1984 C-25 SK/TR #4142 "Recess"
Percy Priest Yacht Club, Hamilton Creek Marina, Nashville, TN

Edited by - dmpilc on 06/13/2008 09:38:26

Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/05/2008 : 22:17:49

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dmpilc
 ...he told me that the keel trunk was only about 3/16" thick at the back of the trunk...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">No need for as much strength there, as long as nobody sets her down on the keel. (That can be a problem.) Good work all around--happy launch!

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Response Posted - 06/06/2008 : 14:14:42

Dave, by "at the back of the trunk", I'm referring to the vertical part of the keel trunk, facing aft, that the top of the keel comes to rest against when the keel in all the way down. That's an area that I thought would be a bit thicker.
Looks like my wires to the mast are imbedded in the gel coat. I'm going to have to run a new set to connect to the new 4-leas deck connector. I just hope the mast wiring is okay, but it's looking more and more like I'm going to have to replace the mast lights and the wiring. Ugh.

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Response Posted - 06/07/2008 : 13:53:56

Dave, that's the place that catches a free falling keel and was not designed to do so. Should have been some form of snubbing device incorporated in that wall surface to slow the fall.

Wishing you the best of all possibilities.

Val on Calista # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.

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Response Posted - 06/13/2008 : 09:02:55

We got her launched Wednesday and the mast raised. Washed her down yesterday, got the boom and main back in place, and got the cover on just before it started to rain. Hopefully, I'm going back out today to re-tune the rigging, and she'll be ready to sail.
The leak area in the vertical section was ground out and the wood supports for the box cover were removed, then several layers of fiberglass were added all around the trunk, then the wood supports were re-attached. then it was painted white. Below are pics after the repair.
Time will tell whether the repair from inside only will hold. They thought we would not need to remove the keel and patch inside the trunk.

P.S. Recess is on a J24 trailer borrowed from a friend who is also a C-22 fleet member.

Edited by - dmpilc on 06/13/2008 12:11:21

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Response Posted - 06/13/2008 : 10:03:45

Looks good Dave best of luck and have some great sailing.

Val on Calista,#3036, Patchogue, N.Y.

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Response Posted - 06/13/2008 : 19:15:59

What is it about the repair that makes you think it might not be effective?
Sure looks good.
Hope it all works out for you.

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Response Posted - 06/13/2008 : 19:33:18

Thanks! It's just that I've read other threads where an inside only repair failed a short while later. I do feel good about this one, though. The fiberglass repair guy seemed to be very knowledgable and confident that it will hold. The trunk walls are now certainly much thicker.
I'll certainly give any hazard/navigational buoy on the lake more space in the future, racing or otherwise. I really think it was the buoy's mooring cable/chain that I caught the keel onwhen I bumped the buoy, because the water was at full summer pool and the side of the hull below the waterline appeared to have scraped something.

Edited by - dmpilc on 06/13/2008 19:38:21

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