Hopefully Colin will "Step" up and let us know his experience , He can maybe outline the details of the mast step job on a C&C 33mkii.
The mast step is an integral part of the "spider" frame layout on the Mkii . If the step is given a clean bill of health , then some preventative maintenance as Richard notes is a wise idea. I belive it was Colin that noted there are 2 kinds of 33mkii , one with the step rebuilt and ones that will need it. My MKii had the step professionally rebuilt by the previous owner, the insurance claim was on the boats files, and it wasn't cheap. It appears as though the stringer was cut open , refilled (can't say for sure with what) and the entire string was retabbed to the hull.. sanded smooth and repainted . Besides if you buy the boat , we all know you'll just want to remove the entire floor and scrub all the accumulated crud out of there... good time to make you stringer PM plan. And refinish the teak and holly sole... Tim + Email: <mailto:tim.sip...@rci.rogers.com> Toronto <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=250> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Richard N. Bush Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:23 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 33tep rebuild My 33-2 (1987) is a bit different than the 35's described because it did not have a block of wood under the mast; the builders apparently relied upon the grid system to hold the mast; at the 1012 Rendezvous in Mystic I asked Rob Ball about it and he stated that the material under the mast step was "junk filler" and should be replaced; we removed the filler and replaced it with epoxy (except for around the keel bolts) and reinforced the grid work with fiberglass; so far no evidence of sagging; I believe other 33-2 owners have used differing methods. I do agree that the biggest part is getting the mast out of the boat and giving you a clear space in which to work; its a fun job! Richard Richard N. Bush Law Offices 235 South Fifth Street, Fourth Floor Louisville, Kentucky 40202 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Gary Nylander <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wed, Jul 24, 2013 10:02 am Subject: Re: Stus-List 33tep rebuild 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 <mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com> To: andrew rothweiler <mailto:andy...@att.net> ; 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 <http://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? 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