Hey Nate,Here are some pictures from when I replaced my mast step few years back. The stringers were so rotted that I was able to remove them pretty much by hand! It was not pretty... I replaced them with 5 new stringers made out of 8/4" mahogany. Make sure you mark up the height of your oak block so you can match it. This is also a good time to installed a bilge pump pickup hose in front of the mast (lowest part of the bilge). Doing that will keep your bilge dry... Pictures are here: http://imgur.com/a/SOWx6 Cheers,Aaron R.Admiral Maggie,1979 C&C 30 MK1 #540Annapolis, MD Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 11:12:16 -0500 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List mast step redo on a 30-1 From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com CC: nateflesn...@gmail.com I'll soon have the mast out of my 1980 30-1 (for relocating her by truck) and want toforestall future mast step issues by redoing/strengtheningit 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 MarinaLake 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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