Need Beneteau contact urgently

[Scaramanga F25]

Lead keels were an option.

[tupawk]

Try contacting Beneteau through the spare parts site. I've had good luck with them responding this way.

The site is at https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com/c...action=accueil

[robert sailor]

Double nut the stud and using a cheater bar ....there is no reason you shouldn't be able to remove a stud from an iron keel if it was installed correctly. Jim is right, much cheaper too buy threaded rod and cut to the same size....quite easy actually.

Different boat but still an iron keel and I changed all of mine a couple of years ago.
Do get the proper torque values from Beneteau...mine were originally torqued to 250 lbs and then 10 days later set to 210 lbs but each builder will have their own specs..

[David B]

For what it's worth. Beneteau's - some anyway, do indeed come with stainless steel bolts holding the keel on.

Ours is straight from the French factory - 2012, with stainless steel bolts.

[EmeraldCoastSailor]

ward.richardson@beneteauusa.com
d.thomas@beneteau.com
todd.cranford@beneteauusa.com

[GordMay]

See also Sherpa17's excellent post ➥ https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ml#post3263716

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by EmeraldCoastSailor

ward.richardson@beneteauusa.com
d.thomas@beneteau.com
todd.cranford@beneteauusa.com

Ward Richardson is the Customer Service Supervisor at Beneteau USA.

[EmeraldCoastSailor]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Ward Richardson is the Customer Service Supervisor at Beneteau USA.

Ward and his team have always been helpful for me.

[C420sailor]

Originally Posted by David B

For what it's worth. Beneteau's - some anyway, do indeed come with stainless steel bolts holding the keel on.

Ours is straight from the French factory - 2012, with stainless steel bolts.

Same. They switched from galv to SS bolts at some point.

[abarrow]

I replaced the keel bolts on my 1989 Oceanis 390. I called the help number from the spareparts website and they told me what I needed, and took my details. Shipment was fast.

One thing about replacing Beneteau keelbolts - a lot of people have done it. You can do it in the water if you do them one at a time. Also, and many others have had this experience, the heads can get so corroded that they literally go down a size. You are likely to find that once you get them out, the rest of the bolt looks very good. You'll need an impact driver, an impact driver extension (don't use a regular socket extension, they are too flexible), and a range of socket sizes. I didn't have to grind any of them down as some others did - in some cases I just used a hammer to drive the socket (carefully) over the corroded bolt head. You'll need to put some anti-seize on the bolts as well as a good sealant. I used butyl rubber wrapped around the bolt, and as the bolt went in, it squeezed out the butyl. Others use something like 4200. You'll need a torque wrench to set them in properly. Others recommend you go back to the bolts after a bit of sailing to torque them again. Then coat the top of the bolt with something to prevent rust - the bolts are mild steel.

Good luck.

[abarrow]

Originally Posted by C420sailor

Same. They switched from galv to SS bolts at some point.

Weird - the ones I got from North Carolina 4 years ago were galvanized mild steel.

[_m_miles]

Originally Posted by theoneills

Hi Folks,
I urgently need to get hold of the specifications and replacement details for my USA Made Beneteau's keel bolts with the boat scheduled to be out of the water in 2 weeks. Unfortunately my local dealer has not been able to get the details. Does anyone have a contact they can share?
Thanks,
Ben

I contacted Marion, SC last summer after my Oceanis 331 was damaged during transport. They sent me a Microsoft Word document that contained keel bolt specifications. I would be happy to send it to you. Let me know and we can figure something out.

[abarrow]

Here is what they quoted me for my Oceanis 390 (1989). If you go on the Spareparts website, you can probably search for these part numbers.
10 017541 Descrip.: BOLT 20X70 HH DACRO 8.8 FUL $7.35 ea

1 017542 Descrip.: SCREW M MACH HH 14 X 50 DACRO ...$14.25 ea

1 791900 Descrip.: WASHER D14 S/S.... $ .42 ea

9 015056 Descrip.: WASHER FLAT D22X60X5 ....$1.26 ea

[Big Moe]

Hello:

Please send me your boat size and I will try to help you with a place to get your bolts.

Moecolontoniojr@gmail.com

[theoneills]

1996 Oceanis 352