QuoteThe aft-most nut was so loose my thumb turned itI've previously posted about my same experience re: the fingertight aft nut and keel bedding so many times that my head hurts every time I repost about it.
QuoteThe washers were set into the original gelcoat, which formed a surprisingly poor seal;Are you thinking that CTY bolted up the keel nuts/washers into wet gelcoat? Doesn't seem logical to me. What does, is the known issue on C-30s of torquing the nuts so many times that the washers compress the glass and bury themselves in the gelcoat.
QuoteWhether or not that underlying bedding is still intact is the (hopefully less than) $64,000 question.IIWMB my hem/haw would not be whether to drop the keel -- rather, it would be whether to investigate the condition of the joint right now or just go sailing and do it fall '24 / spring '25. Nothing is going to change before then and the keel will not fall off.
hemming and hawing over whether to drop the keel.
Quotepossible damage from and difficulty with separating it, and I'm placing a lot of trust in the yard to do everything rightRemoving the keel is lightyears away from being rocket science.
Removing the keel is also a costly job that could lead to more costly jobs on a 34 year old boat.
Quotecheck torque often.See above for (IMO) the danger of too-often and too-tighting of the keel nuts.
Quotewater coming FROM inside.
Quote from: LogoFreak on Yesterday at 09:25:52 PMLooks to me like water intrusion into hull, any blisters anywhere else? Was the hull sealed with an epoxy barrier coat?