Andrew,
I get a bit of squeaking between the top of that bulkhead and the
underside of the deck when in any kind of sea. A friend who grew up
sailing on a 35-1 told me they used to put beeswax in that joint to
quiet it down. Not sure if you could anything in there, but might we be
worth a try.
Neil Gallagher
Weatherly 35-1
Glen Cove NY
On 6/27/2016 5:15 PM, Andrew Means via CnC-List wrote:
Hey all -
Last week while S.V. Safari was bashing upwind offshore en route to
Tofino BC I noticed that the forward bulkheads were creaking. Upon
closer inspection I realized that they had separated entirely from the
cabin top by moving inboard about 1.5cm.
Here's the port bulkhead: http://imgur.com/Meqa58I
And here's the starboard: http://imgur.com/MIZHoiG
The ends of both bulkheads are prevented from moving farther inward by
the termination of the slots in the fiberglass ceiling that they're
nested in. You can see in the photos that they were at one point glued
in.
The bottoms of the bulkheads seem to be very well fiberglassed in to
the hull, and there's no sign of breakage along the lower parts. The
bulkheads that form the forward walls of the hanging locker and
bathroom are also separated too, by what looks like the same amount.
Looking at previous photos it looks like they've been like this since
before we bought the boat. They're not loose at all, they seem very
well set in place.
Questions:
1. Is this a common problem?
2. How in the world would we fix this?
3. How critical is it to fix this immediately? Were we courting
disaster to push the boat hard offshore?
--
Andrew Means
S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I
Seattle, WA
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