Rebuilt my deck around the mast collar. It was balsa cored and the core was not sealed very well and got wet. I cut out an opening about 18" w X 24" long, replaced the balsa and rebuilt the deck trying to match the original layup and camber. I centered the collar using a string line bow to stern and measuring from the toerail. I overdrilled the bolt holes and filled w epoxy and redrilled. I finished the top by glassing in a 1/4" thick fiberglass boss matched by a backing plate below and epoxied the whole thing so it is sealed and waterproofed.
My mast collar is cast aluminum and was pretty beat up and mostly grey. I looked into options such as buying a new part, having it anodized, and settled on stripping it and spraying with black Rustoleum. It could use some touchup where it's been scraped, but looks pretty good after 6 years. I can send pics? Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 3:16:59 PM Subject: Stus-List Mast Partner Construction on 1984 C&C 41 Hi, I’m new to this list and have just acquired a 1984 C&C 41. There is some fairly significant crazing on the deck around the mast partner. Therefore, I am trying to determine what the construction of the deck is to help with repairs. The fiberglass shop that I’m dealing with thinks it’s probably not balsa cored but, rather a hardwood. Can anyone shed any light on this? By the way, great list. It has been really helpful reading all your posts. Regards, Steve Anderson Shadow – C&C 41 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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