Has everyone experienced these cracks near the keel. My boat has not even
been in the water yet
Wayne,
I don’t blame you for being a little concerned, but this crack is truly a
harmless cosmetic crack that is very common with the type of keel
installation used on the Santana 22. This method of construction is also
used on Star boats and Cal 20s. It is not uncommon.
The keel has a rectangular plate on the top that is placed into a
rectangular hollow in the bottom of the boat. (Sort of like the T-shaped
drawing below.) The hollow in the bottom of the boat is slightly larger than
the rectangular plate, so we fill the void with putty. The slightest keel
movement, while being trailered or while sailing, causes the rigid putty to
crack. You can fair and putty the crack to make it look better, but doing so
won’t make any real difference in the speed potential of the boat, or in the
structural integrity. The crack will eventually reappear. The putty is only
filler – it has nothing to do with attaching the keel to the hull.
I just sailed on Santana 22 #803 in the Santana 22 championships in San
Francisco Bay. We brought the boat to the factory right before the regatta
to add a couple of pieces of racing hardware, and we took the opportunity to
sand and fair the crack. I think this is the third time we have done this to
this particular boat. It is routine maintenance for a Santana 22.
The championships, by the way, drew 24 entries, and were sailed out of
Richmond Yacht Club. The Santana 22 class is enjoying are really exciting
rejuvenation on the Bay. I think we will see quite a few new boats on the
Bay in the next few years.
Tom
Santana 22 keel:
W. D. Schock Corp.
23125 Temescal Canyon Rd.
Corona, CA 92883
Phone: 951-277-3377
Fax: 951-277-4104
Web site: www.wdschock.com
Celebrating 60 Years
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne [mailto:ulalena at comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 8:31 PM
To: Tom Schock; Herb Danner; Tim Hayes
Subject: Here they are
Tom. this has to be resolved and fixed and finished by Friday this week . I
do not care how we get it done but I am not waiting on this one. Has to be
finished by Friday
Tim
Please send me ones from factory. I have to see how this could have possibly
happened
Wayne
Dr Fielding NYU
2-25-05
322/199/195
Ulalena at comcast.net
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch I've got hold
of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before
handing it onto further generations"
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