I discovered recently a leaking problem inside the bote, it is inside , on the port side, in the cabin, especificaly in the compartment where the pin for the retractable keel is, I can see the mark of the chronic sitation and I guess can be through the washes but I'm not sure, any suggestions?, please, Thanks!. Wicho.
Leaking inside
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Grease the "pin"
Wicho: I think most of our C22's with retractable keels tend to leak through the threads of the bolt that we tighten to hold the keel down, in that compartment. A little waterproof grease on the threads solves that problem on mine. Dick
Wicho: I think most of our C22's with retractable keels tend to leak through the threads of the bolt that we tighten to hold the keel down, in that compartment. A little waterproof grease on the threads solves that problem on mine. Dick
Don't Worry
Wicho: Don't worry, that leak isn't a serious problem. As Dick wrote, the problem can be fixed with grease. The way that I fixed mine was to build up around the lock-down bolt with silicone sealer, after lubricating it with a product from the hardware store called "Grease Stick". It's a white waxy lubricant, (it may even have some silicone in it), that keeps all the water from coming in. I then fill the threads of the lock-down bolt with this grease every spring, and this keeps the water from coming in through the threads all summer. This really does work well. Aldo
Wicho: Don't worry, that leak isn't a serious problem. As Dick wrote, the problem can be fixed with grease. The way that I fixed mine was to build up around the lock-down bolt with silicone sealer, after lubricating it with a product from the hardware store called "Grease Stick". It's a white waxy lubricant, (it may even have some silicone in it), that keeps all the water from coming in. I then fill the threads of the lock-down bolt with this grease every spring, and this keeps the water from coming in through the threads all summer. This really does work well. Aldo
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I have noticed water in my C22 also. Will check the screw and grease the threads. Will anything happen if I completely remove the screw?
I have noticed water in my C22 also. Will check the screw and grease the threads. Will anything happen if I completely remove the screw?
You want the hole filled
Rapp: You, of course, don't want to remove the threaded locking bolt and have nothing in the threaded hole. If you did, water would pour out of the hole when your boat is heeled to port. If you must remove the locking bolt, get a stainless steel bolt of the same diameter and pitch and screw it in and seal the hole, probably with silicone sealer, and possibly with an "O" ring. The bolt must be short enough so that it won't touch the keel, either when it is up or down, and there is a difference in these two lengths. We always use our locking bolt, unless we are motoring the boat into really shallow water. We haven't had any problem with it. I have described how we keep it from leaking below. I did tape the cross pin of the bolt so that it remains like a "T", rather than an "L". This small detail makes it much faster to screw the bolt in or out. I also have a sticker that tells how many turns it should be loosened to wind the keel down, and how many it should be loosened to wind the keel up. We've had our C-22 for 25 years, and after a while you just do these little things. Aldo
Rapp: You, of course, don't want to remove the threaded locking bolt and have nothing in the threaded hole. If you did, water would pour out of the hole when your boat is heeled to port. If you must remove the locking bolt, get a stainless steel bolt of the same diameter and pitch and screw it in and seal the hole, probably with silicone sealer, and possibly with an "O" ring. The bolt must be short enough so that it won't touch the keel, either when it is up or down, and there is a difference in these two lengths. We always use our locking bolt, unless we are motoring the boat into really shallow water. We haven't had any problem with it. I have described how we keep it from leaking below. I did tape the cross pin of the bolt so that it remains like a "T", rather than an "L". This small detail makes it much faster to screw the bolt in or out. I also have a sticker that tells how many turns it should be loosened to wind the keel down, and how many it should be loosened to wind the keel up. We've had our C-22 for 25 years, and after a while you just do these little things. Aldo
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