Hi all, (Cheers, I'm new to the list - I got a 1980 C&C 36 a year ago in May and have been sailing and fixing/improving her since. Calling from Helsinki, Finland.)
It's kinda funny, I have an opposite problem. The V-berth door doesn't close when the shrouds are tightened, but that's because the door frame gets too narrow. The difference between having a deck-stepped and a keel-stepped mast, I reckon. :-) I've been wondering is that nothing to be concerned about or does that indicate an issue with the bulkheads? They shouldn't easily compress at all, anyway. Best, Matti On 10 August 2017 at 21:43, Patrick Davin via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I've had this (minor) issue over a year where we can't fully close the > v-berth door on our Landfall 38. > > At first I thought it was just due to heat expansion of the wood in the > summer, but it started roughly after I tightened the main shrouds a couple > turns (due to masthead fall off in higher winds). And this winter when I > had the mast out for rerig I noticed the v-berth door closed fine. > > Is this just normal flex for C&C's? Anyone else had this issue? > > It's binding at the door jamb and the lower right half of the door. I > tried to check the bulkhead to hull and deck joints, but it's hard to > inspect those much since they're covered by a permanent liner. > > Releasing backstay tension doesn't help. So I suspect it's the fwd lowers > or main shrouds that flex the hull the tiny amount needed to squeeze the > door frame. I double checked that the tie rods are adequately tensioned and > there's no upward inflexion of the deck at the U-bolts. > > The only thing I can think to do would be to sand down the lower half of > the door edge and revarnish it. > > -Patrick > 1984 C&C Landfall 38 > Seattle, WA > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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