Having repaired the mast step on my 30-1, it is not such a big deal. Biggest
problem is taking the mast out. If your boat (I am assuming a 33 is not that
much different than a 30 - as I have read many blurbs about 35's and such) is
similar to the other boats built in the late '70's and early '80's, it is just
a matter of some spongy plywood in the sump under the mast step. Not sealed
well. Some of the 35 owners mention a sump filled with debris. Mine was just
soggy pieces of plywood placed across the sump area under the mast - which in
turn holds the plate that the mast sits on. Once dried out and epoxied and
strengthened, no problem (yet). Some folks have just filled the area with epoxy
which would be the ultimate solution, but I didn't have that big of a problem.
If your keel sump has drains or has a bilge pump in the lowest part and that
pump has kept the area dry, you may never have any problem with soggy plywood.
I don't think you can generalize. Maybe someone with a 33 can comment - is it a
problem with that boat like it is with 30's and 35's?
I think Dwight's comments refer to a total rebuild of the keel sump.... that is
a big deal and should not be regarded as a common problem.
My .03,
Gary Nylander
----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Aronson
To: andrew rothweiler ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List 33tep rebuild
Andrew,
Try this:
mast step rebuild site:cncphotoalbum.com
You can limit your search to any site you want using this syntax.
Best of luck!
Joel
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 8:34 AM, andrew rothweiler <andy...@att.net> wrote:
Thank you for the responses and info about the 33-2 potential mast step
rebuild. A previous contributer was mentioned, who described his first hand
experience with this issue, and the related cost.
Is there a way to search older posts to try to locate this post?
Do you think that if a boat does not exihibit this mast step problem right
now (if that what the survey shows when it's done in the next week or so),
that the problem could still occur in the future? Or is it a case in which if
the problem hasn't shown up by now, this particular boat will likely not have
the problem later?
Thank you again for your help and courtesy.
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