And I see you missed commenting on the ceiling
leak that happened at the deckhead. The next
thing you know people will be talking about their
jib tracks mounted on the topside or converting the sloop to a cutter.
As they say up north and down south, "Have at 'er mate."
Seriously though Dennis, how could you? Everyone
knows that floors run athwartship.
Cheers, Russ
At 05:19 PM 02/06/2015, you wrote:
Oh, no. Are the nomenclature police offended? Stringer vs floor?
Didn't we have a lengthy thread on these terms a
couple of years ago? I recall reading it in
the salon....uh main cabin....uh....saloon.
Dennis C.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Gary Nylander
via CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
There appears to be three or more bundles of
fibers (glass?) which follow the contour of the
hull from side to side - each one of the cross
members rests on one of these bundles and the
keel bolts (as I remember) go through the
bundles as well. I'll check as soon as it quits raining.
Â
Gary
Wet Maryland
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From: <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List
To: <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: <mailto:rbfrer...@yahoo.com>Ronald B. Frerker
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List mast step redo on a 30-1
Interesting that C&C put a third cross member
in. My boat is a 1973, #166, and it only has the two.
When I repaired the step last year, I put a
third member in between the other two.
Also, my two original, and the third I put in,
all rest on the curved shoulder of the
bilge. They don't appear to be structural
other than dedicated to hold up the mast.
Trying to conform to the curve of the bilge, it
was not regular, was the toughest part.
Ron
Wild Cheri
STL
From: Gary Nylander via CnC-List
<<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Gary Nylander <<mailto:gnylan...@atlanticbb.net>gnylan...@atlanticbb.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List mast step redo on a 30-1
Nate, your 30 is the same year as mine, so I
would surmise they are built the same. Mine is #593.
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There are three crosswise stringers under the
oak plate. The aluminum box is attached to the
oak by long screws and the oak plate is attached
with six long screws. The oak comes off easily.
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Depending on how dry your bilge has been kept,
the stringers may or may not be weakened. If so,
the fixes have ranged from removal and
replacement to just strengthening. I went the
strengthening route and framed each stringer
with a bit of foam board and drilled a bunch of
holes in each and filled with G-Flex up to the
level of the oak. No movement in about five years.
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The problem is that the factory didn't
encapsulate the stringers (which are made up of
two pieces of 3/4" plywood each) on the bottom,
and when the bilge is wet, they soak up moisture
and get waterlogged. There's glass just on the sides.
Â
Some fixers have just put a large horizontal
tube for drainage and another for access to the
forward keel bolt and then filled the whole
cavity with some sort of filler (microballoons,
etc.). You could just fill the lowest part so
that your bilge pump keeps things dry, but to
get all the water out, the pump has to be in the
lowest part of the sump - under the mast. Inaccessible.
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Another bypass fix would be to put in a bilge
drain. My boat had that, and foolishly I filled
up that area. I should have replaced it with one
which is flush to the outside, then for half of
the year, the bilge is totally dry.
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I don't have pictures, but when you take the
screws out of the oak, it will be pretty obvious what is there.
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Good luck, email if you have questions, I have been down the road twice.
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