Thanks Joel; that is what I visualized.by the way you can do a Google search and get hits for athwartship stringers. Good luck with whatever you repair: floors or stringers, both have a lot to do with structural integrity.
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 Joel Aronson Sent: February 11, 2013 1:01 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List limber holes - now Floors, Frames, and Stringers Let me see if I get it right: There are "floors" (which I was calling stringers) on the port and starboard side of my mast step. They are hollow glass like an upside down U. The ones on the starboard side have limber holes near the step without any tubing. The floors to port do not have limber holes. Water accumulates on the port side between the floors. The head and dinette are to port near one of the floors, and the bottom of the finished panel that is attached to the bulkhead has delaminated from 30 years of moisture. I'm going to drill limber holes in the port floors. I may epoxy in tubes. I'm not sure what I can do about the wood panel unless I remove the fiberglass dinette (not likely). Hope that's clear! Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:46 AM, dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: Well, since I have been using the term "athwartship stringers" I was just wondering if technically that would be considered an "oxymoron." I just want to be on the same page as everyone else and yours was the first mention of "floors" that I recall and an internet search enlightened me somewhat on the topic. I thought I understood what Joel and Chuck were talking about but now I think maybe I did not. This effort to avoid confusion has apparently confused me. 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 11, 2013 12:01 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List limber holes - now Floors, Frames, and Stringers My comment was mainly to avoid confusion. Joel was talking about putting limber holes in the stringers that keep water from draining into the bilge from the side of the boat, and those aren't even in the bilge proper. Chuck was describing limber holes in the floors that support the mast step keep water from draining into the bilge from the bow. Different structures, different materials, and not necessarily the same solutions. Stringers and frames are designed to strengthen the hull. (Our boats don't have frames, the bulkheads tabbed to the hull serve that purpose.) Floors support the cabin sole. If you are clear about what you are describing ( for example " the cross members under the mast step") it probably doesn't matter what you call them. But using the proper description can help us all stay on the same page. Rick Brass From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of dwight veinot Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 7:30 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List limber holes pt 2 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 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2639/5596 - Release Date: 02/11/13 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com -- Joel 301 541 8551 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2639/5596 - Release Date: 02/11/13
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