I know the R is stripped down but no inner fiberglass tray to hide wires and lights?
Josh On Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 9:19 PM James Bibb via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks Josh! I bet we have a similar deck as well. This helps me out. > > I have no head liner…beauty of the stripped down version so I have > everything accessible. > > Thanks. > > > > On Aug 31, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Mine is a 37+ but I presume that much of the design and construction is > similar. > > The design notes regarding Kevlar have it as part of the layup. I think > Ken Heaton might have a better idea but the idea is that the Kevlar simply > makes up some of the layers of matting/roving in the fiberglass. I would > expect it in the hull and would not be surprised to see it in the deck. > Hard to say if it would be preferentially placed in the inner or outer skin. > > As for the core, I was anticipating deck rot when I had my mast pulled. > To my pleasant surprise the cabin top directly around the mast is not > cored. Throughout the boat you can see where coring starts and stops by > the thickness changing. A perfect example is near the toe rail. There is > a 3" wide deck section all the way around the boat. I thought it was just > a gutter. It is, but it is also an area which is not cored. Same thing in > the anchor locker as the hull walls approach the toe rail. Repairs from in > the cabin have the challenge of not having direct access to the cabin top > since there is a "headliner". You can inspect and get an idea of what lies > ahead but in order to re-core you would want unfettered access to the > entire area of rot. You'd be best cut around the rim to remove the entire > headliner. I do like the idea of not disturbing the outer skin. If you > end up going the outside route I suggest trying to keep as much of the skin > together as a single piece or symmetrical pieces. A product I like that > can finish off this type of work is kiwi-grip. It is a urethane non-skid > with a thick coat and variable texture. It covers seams in the skins great. > > Rig-rit sells mast boot tape which I like. Black 2mm thick, 5' wide. > http://www.rigrite.com/Spars/SparParts/Mast_boot_%20Tape.php > > As much as I liked the product, when I had my mast re-stepped the yard > used what they had and it seemed like almost exactly the same except that > it was even wider - Like 6 or 7 inches. Call Zanhizers in Solomons MD and > they can probably send you a roll. You might have to talk to Phil or Jack. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > On Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 8:27 PM James Bibb via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I have some soft deck repair anticipated around my mast opening…above >> head on port cabin leading edge where folks jump the halyards and foredeck >> area where the bowman has been working since 1991. >> >> 1991 C&C 34-36R so the deck is composite. I assume also of the most part >> however the brief design notes mention a mixture of kevlar and balsa. Does >> anybody know where the distinction is around the boat? >> >> I’ll be removing the mast for this work. >> >> Also…from below or above? I really want to leave the gelcoat intake and >> if I can work on the boat over the next few months…have the heated cabin >> environment to help curing. >> >> Anybody been down this road? >> >> Also….need to find a replacement mast boot. The current one is worn and >> needs replacing. >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> James Bibb >> >> SV Darwins Folly >> 1991 C&C 34-36R >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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