Doug,
Thanks. I saw that there are three C&C 35-1's in the Chi-Mac from you
area. I'm sure that they have already addressed the issue. I still
find it hard to believe that the back side of that bulkhead wasn't
glassed. All of the lower chain plates go to glass in bulkheads. The
uppers (on both sides) do not. I guess it is because the other side is
teak veneer in the cabin.
Neil Schiller
1970 Redwing 35, Hull #7
(C&C 35, Mark I)
"Corsair"
Already mast-less in Muskegon, Michigan
On 7/10/2017 10:29 AM, Doug Allardyce via CnC-List wrote:
Neil, Sorry to hear about your disaster. Clearly one of every sailors
worst nightmares. I can only imagine what you and your crew went
through. On the bright side, no one was injured.
After looking at your pictures I was surprised that the damage to the
boat wasn't more extensive. The shroud came out fairly clean so the
damage to the deck wall ugly is very repairable. The bulkhead will
take a little more work, but also very repairable. I would replace
about 18" of the bulkhead from outboard or until you get into good
wood. Glass it in and add a large aluminum plate on the back side, and
it will be stronger than new. It may not look like a new boat on the
inside, but it will be stronger. If the insurance will cover the
majority of the cost, its always nice to have a bran new Offshore rig
with new shrouds you can trust.
Good luck my friend. The Redwing 35 is a classic. We still have many
active 35's in the Detroit racing circuit.
Doug Allardyce
C&C 35 III
BULLET
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-----Original Message-----
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Of *schiller via CnC-List
*Sent:* Sunday, July 09, 2017 7:33 AM
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*Cc:* schiller
*Subject:* Stus-List Broke my boat
We were dis masted yesterday just off shore from Muskegon,
Michigan yesterday. The starboard chain plate bulkhead failed and
the chain plate pulled out through the deck. The mast snapped at
the spreaders and fell off to the leeward side.
We were in the starting stages of the Jolly Roger Shoreline race.
The conditions changed from about 11-12 kts (true) to 14-15 kts
when the chain plate failed. Waves were about 3 feet. We had
been on a beam reach doing 7.0-7.2 kts and hardened up to
closehauled to see if we were going to be able to point to the
turning mark when it failed. We had about twenty seconds between
hearing the pop and having the chain plate fly out of the deck
with the mast failed. Luckily, all were in the cockpit at
failure. I was just starting out to crash drop sails from the
first pop and seeing the slack leeward shroud. The helmsman had
just started turning into the wind.
After about an hour, we were able to get the main off and stowed
and get the jib on deck with the mast lashed to the bow pulpit.
Took the boat back in to Muskegon to Torresen Marine and left it
in their haulout well until Monday when they can start assessing it.
It will come down to economics to see if the hull value will
support a new mast and structural repairs necessary.
The starboard chain plate had leaked in the past and I had glassed
in the bulkhead and added a backing plate when I bought her (22
years ago) but the wood in the area does not look good.
I will keep the list updated with how things pan out.
Neil Schiller
1970 Redwing 35, Hull #7
(C&C 35, Mark I)
"Corsair"
White Lake, Michigan
(Now residing in Muskegon for the time being)
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