Rocky 2
 

Bob, seriously, you should really check for damage by having
a diver look for damage. It doesn't take much sometimes.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
During a VERY low tide I backed up Alien. I could feel the keel in the
mud. It
happens once in a long while. Continues to back up and...THUMP! The keel
stuck
something solid. It seemed to move a bit. I moved the boat forward, backed
again very slowly...nothing.
My second grounding this summer!!!

Whooo hoooo!!!

RB

Rocky 2
 

Bob, seriously, you should really check for damage by having
a diver look for damage. It doesn't take much sometimes.

A couple of days after the hit I went under with a lite at the slip. I could
feel a small indentation, which may be the impact point at the very bottom of
the keel. I checked the "smile" point and it was the same as before, or any
other C&C smile. I had filled it with a bit of seatex to track and it's still
there, without so much as a paint break at the joint. As marc mentioned to me
in an e-mail, it probably wasn't hard enough to cause trouble. I may be hauling
the boat to install a new trasnducer next week, so I'll be able to get a better
look then. For now...no damage found. Still, I'm glad we retorqued the
keelbolts before launch.

RB

Rocky 2
 

It moved? Must have been the shark/dolphin phenom.

Mike


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
During a VERY low tide I backed up Alien. I could feel the keel in the
mud. It
happens once in a long while. Continues to back up and...THUMP! The keel
stuck
something solid. It seemed to move a bit. I moved the boat forward, backed
again very slowly...nothing.
My second grounding this summer!!!

Whooo hoooo!!!

RB

Rocky 2
 

That's probably good until you haul. You never can tell with
small bumps on glass. Most of the time they're fine, but every
once in a while you can start something bad.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Bob, seriously, you should really check for damage by having
a diver look for damage. It doesn't take much sometimes.

A couple of days after the hit I went under with a lite at the slip. I
could
feel a small indentation, which may be the impact point at the very bottom
of
the keel. I checked the "smile" point and it was the same as before, or
any
other C&C smile. I had filled it with a bit of seatex to track and it's
still
there, without so much as a paint break at the joint. As marc mentioned to
me
in an e-mail, it probably wasn't hard enough to cause trouble. I may be
hauling
the boat to install a new trasnducer next week, so I'll be able to get a
better
look then. For now...no damage found. Still, I'm glad we retorqued the
keelbolts before launch.

RB