C&C 27 Association Forum

Clyde

Member

Keel/Hull wobble

I have a 27' C&C and I noticed that the keel has a wobble but it seems to come from the hull. I did find that the bilge was holding some antifreeze at the bottom so I dried it up and it kept coming in still. I was able to poke my finger forward and found mush filled with antifreeze. I then drilled a few holes outside the keel at the front and did get some drainage.

I really don't want to take the ballast off the keel. I am thinking I will need to grind the sole of the boat and remove any delaminated fiberglass and then do a build up inside. I think I will need to get that punky mush out somehow also. I can only imagine the area between the hull and the ballast is soaked. The seam between the two looks very good and no leakage there.

Any suggestions?

Thank you
Paul

Clyde

Member

Re: Keel/Hull wobble

I posted this question a week ago. I guess there isn't anyone out here who has come across this issue or at least no one willing to interject.  There is over 600 subscribers and not one reply. I have scoured the internet and have not found anyone posting a repair like this. I guess I will have to make a video of the repair. I have the interior of the boat masked off and any day I will start the grinding to get into the inner area of the keel and rebuild the bilge. I'll keep you posted on the repair.

Cheers

pablorusjan

Member

Re: Keel/Hull wobble

Hello,
Yes, it looks like an uncommon problem. And an ignorant suggestion, perhaps, could lead to a major problem.

You can try to post the question on the stus-list on http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/. It is a very active C&C mailing list rather than a forum.

What Mark version is you C&C?  There is a group for MkV in facebook.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/MKVowners
and also a C&C group https://www.facebook.com/groups/666179806815705

I hope you are able to solve this challenging issue.
Kind regards,
Pablo

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