i have just purchased a 83 hunter 34 and first item to address is the smile doesn' seem to awful but could use advice from othe owners. seal and fair.
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Had the same issue on my 83 Catalina 30. I just googled repairing catalina smile and got the answer from catalina. Followed the instructions to the letter and no problems since. I recommend using G flex as it has a 30% movement allowance and is easy to work with. It's cheaper in the long run and has prevented any further problems.
Just a couple of notes re H-34 keel:
The keel has "ears" that stick out to either side of the main fin part so it is a lot more stable than a regular keel that is mostly bolted on centerline. Those ear flanges are recessed into the hull and the main structural grid.. The bolts embedded into the cast iron are stainless as are the nuts and backing plates. The bolts/nuts are not in bilge water so they stay pretty much nice looking. Of course, any long term leakage around a keel bolt can result in crevice corrosion, but the added stability that the "ear" flanges give to the keel makes leakage less likely.
In the picture where you can see two, the bolts are about 12 inches apart. also of note is you can see in the bilge picture "pocket" bilge in the hull.That is the shape that you can see the "crack" trace in his original picture. at the top of the keel. Does he have a significant problem? I can't really know but I'd wager that the keel is OK BUT he needs to carefully look at the chainplate attachment angle iron anchors that are mostly concealed in the structural grid.
Here is what my keel bolts look like after 40+ years:
The keel has "ears" that stick out to either side of the main fin part so it is a lot more stable than a regular keel that is mostly bolted on centerline. Those ear flanges are recessed into the hull and the main structural grid.. The bolts embedded into the cast iron are stainless as are the nuts and backing plates. The bolts/nuts are not in bilge water so they stay pretty much nice looking. Of course, any long term leakage around a keel bolt can result in crevice corrosion, but the added stability that the "ear" flanges give to the keel makes leakage less likely.
In the picture where you can see two, the bolts are about 12 inches apart. also of note is you can see in the bilge picture "pocket" bilge in the hull.That is the shape that you can see the "crack" trace in his original picture. at the top of the keel. Does he have a significant problem? I can't really know but I'd wager that the keel is OK BUT he needs to carefully look at the chainplate attachment angle iron anchors that are mostly concealed in the structural grid.
Here is what my keel bolts look like after 40+ years:
Thank so much very helpful just got the boat surveyed yesterday some issue but no devastating news. I will get rid of rust with sort of rust remover the yard will not let me bring it off I’ll figure it out
Thank you again
Mike
Thank you again
Mike
