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, my first step would be to decide WHEN to determine if I EVEN NEED TO drop the keel. That is, answer that question right now — OR just go sailing now and answer it in fall '24 / spring '25.
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 distant 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 May 04, 2024, 09:25:52 PMLooks to me like water intrusion into hull, any blisters anywhere else? Was the hull sealed with an epoxy barrier coat?