Thanks for the feedback guys. Ok so now that I know that new tabbing onto bare glass with epoxy is ok as long as I grind it first - it will be strong enough. I was planning to go with plywood, isolating the bolts and access holes with solid glass so it doesn’t get wet again. (I’ll look into FRP. Carbon Fiber would be amazing.)Also I was planning to add a 1/2 in. Drain hole at the bottom. Once the headstay is removed I’m going to completely disassemble the chainplate and inspect it (installed in 2002)- I have to in order to do the work. The rusty looking area is just staining- the SS will shine with some scrubbing.
Thanks guys! I’ll probably record the whole job and post it to my YouTube channel. Dan Breakaweigh C&C44 Halifax, NS Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 30, 2019, at 8:21 AM, robert <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > Dan: > > From looking at your pictures, I would be concerned about the integrity of > that bulkhead. I can see five (5) bolts in the chain plate....top 2 look, > bottom 2 not good, middle one not sure. > > I would definitely cut out the rot and re-glass....question is, are you going > to remove the chain plate? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32- #277 > Halifax, N.S. > >> On 2019-01-29 12:48 p.m., Dan via CnC-List wrote: >> I need the collective wisdom on this one. >> >> Pictures here: >> IMG_6750.JPG >> >> IMG_6747.JPG >> >> On Breakaweigh I discovered my forward bulkhead holding the chain plate for >> the headstay was constructed using a plywood core and had been modified over >> the years. Of course no one thought to isolate the core in there when drain >> holes were drilled and such and now the core material inside the bulkhead is >> nearly disintegrated or rotten. There is a front and back fiberglass layer, >> each about 1/4" thick and are well tabbed into the hull. >> >> This rot is making me damn nervous and my gut is telling me to cut into the >> exposed side, remove the rot, clean it up, sand, etc. and re-bed in >> something stronger than wood, then re-glass and re-tab it into the hull. >> >> Before I try anything like that I'm just wondering if cutting then >> re-glassing one side of these original hull tabs is a bad idea? will the new >> tabs be strong enough to support the re-inforced bulkhead? (using good >> quality glass and epoxy) >> >> Thanks guys, >> >> Dan >> Breakaweigh >> C&C44 >> Halifax, NS >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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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