Thanks! Exactly what I need. This is an amazing list and great group. Nate "Sarah Jean" 1980 30-1 #602
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 9:57 AM, Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I used over sized lag screws to bold them down to stringers. I like your > taped aluminum angle bar better though... > > Cheers, > Aaron R. > Admiral Maggie, > 1979 C&C 30 MK1 #540 > Annapolis, MD > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 07:35:27 -0400 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List mast step redo on a 30-1 > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: m...@tkg.ca > > > That looks pretty much the same as I found on Windburn. > I used 2" white oak for two of the girders ( stringers ? ) and > 1.5" for the center girder. The challenge was cutting the oak > to match the curve of the bilge, which was different on the > two sides. Further, the sides did not run parallel bow to stern. > I did smooth the worst of the bumps down with a grinder > and applied a coating of resin to re-seal everything. > > I see from your picture #9 it was the same for Admiral Maggie. > > The area just in front on the foremost keel bolt appeared to be > the lowest point in the bilge. A bit of resin was poured in their > to level it, and a remote pickup installed for a Whale Gulper 320. > > Getting the height right was also a process. I assumed the original > supports had settled a bit and there is not much square in the boat > to compare to. The top surface of the aluminum casting the mast > sits on is not the same thickness front to back, and the bottom > of the mast is not square. No idea if all of that was by design. > > I also installed two 4" x 1/4" thick aluminum angle pieces, bolted > horizontally through the front and rear girders. They were drilled > and tapped to hold the machine screws coming down from the > mast step. Was your block screwed down directly into the girders? > > Michael Brown > Windburn > C&C 30-1 > > > > Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 17:10:27 -0400 > From: Aaron Rouhi <admiralmag...@outlook.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List mast step redo on a 30-1 > Message-ID: <bay179-w44f5e244aa918e2f4a0063a2...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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