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

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

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

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