Hey folks, I pulled my mast for rebuild and upgrades, and while it is out, the step is being rebuilt. I removed the stringers today and as suggested before, while putting it all back together, I will retighten the keel bolts. The bilge is still black and full of grunge, but one thing I've wondered about since picking up the boat, is the nuts on the keel bolts. There is something like a washer, but I can't tell yet if it is wood or what. They are big and square, and go from one side of the bilge to the other, segmenting the bilge into little sections between the bolts. Each section forms a pool of water, keeping everything wet and preventing good drainage into the deep section where the pump is. Can anybody tell me what those washer-like things are and whether they can be trimmed in width, to allow the water to flow freely? Thanks, Steve
SV Doin' It Right 1973 C&C 30 MK1 Pasadena, MD
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