In 2006 when I was delivering from Carrabelle, Fl to New Orleans my new to me 1971 C&C 30, the mast step collapsed while under sail on Mobile Bay. The three plywood stringers supporting the wood plate on which the metal mast step rested failed. The step was rebuilt by Donnie Brennan in Mobile. Donnie has been the Boatwright for the US Olympic teams in China and England. I was not present during the re-build but Donnie described his method as follows. Using the remains of the stringers as templates, new stringers were cut from fiberglass laminate. He had to cut a section of the floor pan (my estimate is 3-4 inches wide) to allow him access to the turn of the hull in the bilge in order to be able to prepare the hull for glassing in the new stringers. With the new stringers glassed, he filled in the spaces between them with epoxy and filler, using a section of PVC pipe to leave access to the forward keel bolt through the epoxy fill.
There is a similar description in the photo album under "Do it Yourself", rebuilding a mast step on a 30Ft MK I Good Luck Ed Briar Patch C&C 34 New Orleans On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Nate Flesness via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'll soon have the mast out of my 1980 30-1 (for relocating her by truck) > and want to > forestall future mast step issues by redoing/strengthening > it now. The mast was last out 8 years ago. I've never pulled the oak mast > step base plate, so don't know what to anticipate underneath. Advice > welcome, pictures very welcome. > > I'm imagining figuring out the necessary drainage and keel bolt access, > then using epoxy-saturated oak board or McMaster Carr fiberglass sheets to > built a new support step, and maybe filling in what I hear is a large empty > area with micro-balloon slurry? > > She's an all-freshwater boat which sits in a cradle 7 months a year, > which may be why its lasted this long with no signs of trouble yet. > > Nate Flesness > "Sarah Jean" > 1980 30-1 > > Siskiwit Bay Marina > Lake Superior > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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