No harm no fool, those cracks are very common not only on Tunas. They were present on my other boat (Little Wing Beneteau First 30). One spring I decided to get rid of them, grinded to the steel at the liaison hull keel (shame technique than shock), used 2 quarters of epoxy putty West Systems (the soft compound) and then starting with an electric sander and wet sanding at the end I must say that I have barely seen any crack again though the boat was trucked Chicago Boston and fell on the ground in Portugal, long story
Jean
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De : tuna-bounces at myfleet.org [mailto:tuna-bounces at myfleet.org] De la part de Wayne
Envoyé : lundi 13 août 2007 16:10
À : Michael Andrews - MTC; Pete Trachy
Cc : List Satanna 22
Objet : Re: [Santana 22] Fw: RE: Here they are
I hope to find someone that can to fix my boat , the same way your was. We have a company near my boat that is excellent
What Hull number is your Pete
Wayne
From: Pete Trachy <mailto:pete at tolachi.com>
Date: 08/13/07 19:00:36
To: Michael Andrews - MTC <mailto:michaelan at mtcorp.com>
Cc: Wayne <mailto:ulalena at comcast.net> ; List Satanna 22 <mailto:tuna at myfleet.org>
Subject: Re: [Santana 22] Fw: RE: Here they are
I do not have these. Somebody did a killer job fairing my keel into the hull at some point. So, they can be eliminated. I have no idea what type of layup was done unfortunately. I have seen this on many other boats though.
Pete
On 8/13/07, Michael Andrews - MTC <michaelan at mtcorp.com> wrote:
Bonito, number 811 has the same cracks around her keel to hull flange. They're ugly but, I have resigned myself to their inevitability and don't believe they detract from the boat's structural integrity.
Regards,
Michael Andrews
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From: tuna-bounces at myfleet.org [mailto:tuna-bounces at myfleet.org] On Behalf Of Wayne
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 3:47 PM
To: List Satanna 22
Subject: [Santana 22] Fw: RE: Here they are
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
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-----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
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