Anyone dealt with keel smile 1975 catalina 27 and bolts in bilge rusted and breaks in bilge can see wood ?
Keel smile and 6 bolts
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I have not, but many others have dealt with it, common to pre-1988 built boats, I'll attach relevant tech drawings from the Catalina factory courtesy of Catalina Direct website, they sell replacement bolts also, lag bolts to "sister" in.
Wood stub removal
Bolt replacement
Crack Repair
Bolt Torque
Wood stub removal
Bolt replacement
Crack Repair
Bolt Torque
Is it true it will never be up to sailing when you refit the keel bolts ? I have similar issue with 1975 catalina 27 bolts rusted smile on both sides of keel one worse than other and can see wet wood at bulkhead side ?
I am so sorry my typing and auto correct has bothered you. I didn't ask for English class dear; sometimes in typing we hit wrong keys. Mistakes that I even can still get what one is saying. And if you hate text, the forum is all text my apologizes. But you used text just to say that dumb text?
No, it is true that repair by sistering lag bolts will never be as strong as the original J-bolts cast into the keel. Thus no one could recommend crossing the Pacific with such a repair but weekends to Catalina are okay.
I don't want to get too far into thread drift here, but I didn't say I hate "text", I said I hate "texting". You know, where some folks type at lightening speed with their thumbs on their smart phones, and leave out punctuation and capital letters, and don't have any sentence structure. I was attempting to make a joke about the post that criticized your sentence structure, which does make it difficult to understand your meaning.
Perhaps you are a non native English speaker, and, if so, your efforts are commendable. Please don't let any constructive criticism discourage you.
You are fine, lol! I was typing fast and had to laugh when I saw what you seen boar instead of boat. Thank you.
So am I wasting my time on her? She was given to me, my first boat so excited. Nice project boat, which I love to do. But she does have hole in bilge where I believe someone was trying to figure out if wet wood. Then I have had her pulled out and put on the hard. My intentions are to refit, rerigging mass and sails being done. I am planning on living on her by next year and launch her. I wanted to sail, since I am beginner taking classes. I have gutted all inside treating teak and refitting her plumbing and wiring. Or should I sell her and not waste my time? Be honest if advanced sailor. Please be honest. I begun already.
I have never heard of a Catalina losing a keel, unless severely compromised the standard response is to "fill it, fair it, and sail it until the keel falls off". Wouldn't necessarily spend any more time and money than required to make the boat useable, but it should be functional for coastal use.
Catalina Smiles... (Common Cracks in Catalina Yachts) - An Inexpensive Fix!
Catalina Smiles... (Common Cracks in Catalina Yachts) - An Inexpensive Fix!