Rick
As a matter of interest, is it totally unacceptable to use the term "athwartship stringers" instead of "floors" to describe the situations being discussed lately about limber holes in bilge components of our C&C sailboats? Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick Brass Sent: February 10, 2013 9:47 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List limber holes pt 2 In an effort to clarify some of the terminology in this discussion and avoid confusion, with satisfaction that I still remember some of the stuff I had to learn for the deck general part of the coast guard license exam, and at real risk that I will be considered a PITA : "floors" are structural members that run athwart ship above the bilge, and which support the decks. The "floors" in my boat are as you describe, Chuck, glass coated beams that are bonded to the hull and support the cabin sole (and the mast step in the 38). "Stringers" are oriented fore and aft, are attached to the inside of the hull, and are intended to stiffen the hull. On my 38, the stringers appear to be half-round glass channels bonded to the hull and run from about the bulkhead at the front of the main cabin to the engine mount stringers. They do not contact the bottom of the cabin sole, I've routed a couple of wires and hoses over the stringers in order to get them into the bilge to run fore and aft. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck S Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 7:26 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List limber holes pt 2 The stringers or "floors" on our 1990 boat are plywood beams made up using several layers of 3/4" or 1" marine grade plywood and shaped to sit on the inside of the hull, the tops rounded and the bottoms filletted and then wrapped with several layers of fiberglass. The fiberglass is almost 1/4" thick over the top and a very strong structural shape. The veterans at the boatyard say the wood inside is mostly just a form, but I think it adds strength too. I don't think C&C used hollow stringers ever, but I could be wrong? _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2639/5594 - Release Date: 02/10/13
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