I finally went to see my Catalina 270 which was dry-docked about a month ago. I noticed that the cabin sole had an upward bulge with stress fractures around the opening for the bilge on all four corners.
No marina folks were around to talk to about this problem. I am assuming that when they placed the boat down, they stacked too many blocks under the keel and that placed an undue weight burden on the keel. I plan to contact the marina on Monday.
I am now worried about the structural integrity of my boat. Is the boatyard responsible for this? Should I require them to pay for a professional survey of my boat?
Does anyone have any other information about this problem or suggestions?
Thank you!
Jim
No marina folks were around to talk to about this problem. I am assuming that when they placed the boat down, they stacked too many blocks under the keel and that placed an undue weight burden on the keel. I plan to contact the marina on Monday.
I am now worried about the structural integrity of my boat. Is the boatyard responsible for this? Should I require them to pay for a professional survey of my boat?
Does anyone have any other information about this problem or suggestions?
Thank you!
Jim