Next up on my winter project list: reinforcing the anchor locker lid
attachment.

C&C's are made really well for the most part, but I had a "what were they
thinking???" moment this weekend. I was investigating the anchor locker lid
hinge (which is screwed into a recessed area of the deck) because several
screws have pulled out and there are rust stains. The surprise was it looks
like the 15-20 screws for the hinge went into wood coring. Screws in wood
core, in the wettest part of the boat! (the foredeck takes the most waves,
and when at dock it's always humid from rain)

Pictures:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxfHpwssU_6NQThGM1AzTmxabU0&usp=sharing

Has anyone else redone their anchor locker hinge? Can you confirm that it's
cored, or am I on the crazy pills?

The reason I suspected core in the first place is that the lid hinge is
about 1" outside of the deck area where all fiberglass was used along the
toe rail. Tap testing / sounding doesn't reveal any significant
differences, so I think the issue is very contained, surprisingly. It seems
like if they had made the anchor locker an inch or so wider, they wouldn't
have had to screw in to coring - but maybe the fiberglass layer isn't thick
enough to fit the screws. Anyway, I'm thinking ream out some core from each
hole, dry it out for 3-7 days (which may not be doable till the summer),
fill with thickened epoxy and redrill.

-Patrick
1984 C&C Landfall 38
Seattle, WA
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