A number of us have been through this. Looking at the picture, I can see
that the aluminum base for the mast to sit in is different than the one on
my '80 - much deeper. Mine also has a hole in the 'cup' which drains it
out - into the bilge. I also installed a pump down there to keep things dry.
The fix is: either rebuild or replace the supports that go across the
bilge - I have three - each made up of two pieces of 3/4 ply bonded together
with fiberglass. But..... they are not sealed on the bottom and thus if
there is water in there, they are subject to rot.
One lister filled the whole area with epoxy - with appropriate drain
holes....
I filled the top of the cross pieces with G-Flex as the plywood was just a
little soft. It's waterproof - I drilled a bunch of holes in each and put
little dams around the ply to build it up to the level I wanted. Put some
teak cross stringers on top and reinstalled the oak block the little metal
shoe sits on. Made sure the shoe would drain into the bilge. The block
should be just a little proud of the sole (mine is teak and holly ply).
Gary
30-1 #593
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Baker" <pauljba...@shaw.ca>
To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 12:07 AM
Subject: Stus-List C&C30 mast step (and C&C24 for sale)
Hi Folks,
I had a look at a C&C30 the other day, the mast step is of mild concern.
I thought I read that C&C replaced the wood with aluminium fairly early in
the production to prevent it rotting through. The mast step appears to be
a woody on this one, I am guessing this looks like a rotter, or is this
just a cosmetic piece? Or is the step underneath and is fine? The boat
is a 1976.
http://s181.beta.photobucket.com/user/Scooby-FCCUK/media/2013-03-06121620_zpsc1ea6c83.jpg.html
Any advice welcome.
Cheers,
Paul
PS. Anyone want to buy a nice C&C24?
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