Re: [Cal_Boats] CAL 48 hull

Randy a lot of boats the 2 haves came part to get the hull out of the mold but were glassed with both halves together. Don’t know if is true with this one Dave > On Aug 23, 2018, at 10:12 AM, saylorran sa… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > I had an interesting conversation with a good friend after our Wet Wednesday race lat night. He has a crack in the hull from when the previous owner hit something with the keel. > > He was told the crack ran where the 2 halves mated together (port to starboard). > > I told him, no way, Cal boats were glassed into a one piece mold and were mated together at deck to hull. > > I remember pictures from the factory of one piece molds. The molds were polished with wax, sprayed with gel coat and glassed in, then flipped over to remove the hull. Thus creating the encapsulated keel. > > Can anyone tell me if I am right or wrong? > > Randy > > > > > Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. >

Hi, All. Any Cal I’ve heard of (from the old days – 60s/70s) were one piece in the mold. For sure on the embedded keels that were dropped into the mold (not bolt on – do not know if later Cals were bolt-on). Not sure on the 48, an older boat. A lot of J/Boats (if not all?) are seamed down the middle of the keel. I believe they are balsa cored in the hull. I’ve heard of a few cases of cracking problems on that center seam in those boats. Take Care Charlie Annapolis From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 1:23 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com; saylorran <sa… [at] yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] CAL 48 hull Randy a lot of boats the 2 haves came part to get the hull out of the mold but were glassed with both halves together. Don’t know if is true with this one Dave On Aug 23, 2018, at 10:12 AM, saylorran sa… [at] yahoo.com <mailto:sa… [at] yahoo.com> [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > wrote: I had an interesting conversation with a good friend after our Wet Wednesday race lat night. He has a crack in the hull from when the previous owner hit something with the keel. He was told the crack ran where the 2 halves mated together (port to starboard). I told him, no way, Cal boats were glassed into a one piece mold and were mated together at deck to hull. I remember pictures from the factory of one piece molds. The molds were polished with wax, sprayed with gel coat and glassed in, then flipped over to remove the hull. Thus creating the encapsulated keel. Can anyone tell me if I am right or wrong? Randy

My '80 Cal 39 was built that way. Two halves glassed together in the center. I was told all the structural glass was done inside and they the seam on the outside afterwards. filled in afterwards. Not at home now but I have pics of it where I had to repair the bow where the owner had hit something which confirmed what the surveyor, who was also a naval architect, told me. Paul West Adventure Kwest From: saylorran sa… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, Aug 23, 2018 1:12 pm Subject: [Cal_Boats] CAL 48 hull I had an interesting conversation with a good friend after our Wet Wednesday race lat night. He has a crack in the hull from when the previous owner hit something with the keel. He was told the crack ran where the 2 halves mated together (port to starboard). I told him, no way, Cal boats were glassed into a one piece mold and were mated together at deck to hull. I remember pictures from the factory of one piece molds. The molds were polished with wax, sprayed with gel coat and glassed in, then flipped over to remove the hull. Thus creating the encapsulated keel. Can anyone tell me if I am right or wrong? Randy

On 8/23/2018 1:30 PM, 'Charlie Husar' hu… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > Hi, All. Any Cal I’ve heard of (from the old days – 60s/70s) were one > piece in the mold. For sure on the embedded keels that were dropped > into the mold (not bolt on – do not know if later Cals were bolt-on). > Not sure on the 48, an older boat. > > A lot of J/Boats (if not all?) are seamed down the middle of the > keel. I believe they are balsa cored in the hull. I’ve heard of a > few cases of cracking problems on that center seam in those boats. > My other boat, a 1961 Seafarer, had the middle seam. I think it's because of hull shape--no tumblehome, but a cove stripe molded in. No issues with the joining in 57 years or sailing. Chris Campbell > >