I thought of doing just that Joe if I ever lost the mast. Probably close to impossible to find a replacement. A trawler would work and if not that a backyard lawn ornament or man cave.
On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 4:09 PM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Not looking forward to this, I thought I was done fixing this stuff ☹ > > The stock mast step does not come out without a lot of help from a hammer > and chisel, I spend days on my knees chopping it out. My new one won’t come > out either, it is thoroughly epoxied to the boat. I am not sure if I have > this issue, but if I do I’ll need to work around the mast step. The first > problem will be the 49 years of old oil, scum, and algae that have made > that glass probably as nonstick as Teflon. > > That bolt sticks up some, I could add layers of G10 glass and epoxy right > over it and still get the nut back on. > > We are talking about the very forward bolt, right? I will be even more > annoyed if I have to fix ALL of them! All the rest seem to torque up just > fine and do not look obviously compromised. > > If I end up having to take the mast step back apart you might just see the > first C&C 35 trawler cruising around! > > > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > Coquina > > > > > > *From:* steven.hickel--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2022 2:59 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* steven.hic...@gmail.com > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Blocks under forward most keel bolt > material? > > > > Dennis and Neil, thank you so much for the very quick and extremely > helpful replies. > > Neil, if I understand correctly, you took off all of the fiberglass on top > of the blocks, and tabbed a fiberglass board on the top and on the forward > face, creating a boxed corner around them and replacing the lost height. > And you left the wood blocks in place, encased in more resin, rather than > replacing them with fiberglass blocks/ boards? Was assuming I'd need to > replace the blocks to avoid the same issue later. > > Looks like I'll need to grind out and replace what seems to be a very > eaten away backing plate on the bolt. Is there a particular type of (am > assuming) stainless steel that should be used? > > As per the smile. I'm actually addressing that now. And I didn't notice > the fiberglass separation around the forward smaller bolt until after > tightening it to close the smile I added a picture before mostly filling > the gap and will finish fiberglassing it on the first dry day. There seemed > to be lot of resin and perhaps filler/ mat, instead of cloth in the lower > area above the joint, though I don't know what's original. Some of it had > cracked. You can also see a hairline crack in the picture where, after > grinding exposed it, water drops were slowly leaking out from water in the > bilge. > > As per the mast step, did you have the mast out or is there a way to raise > it a little and support it from below to get access underneath? Were you > able to get to the wood board underneath and replace it without grinding > out that big block of resin between it and the mast step? > > The boat is on the hard at evers Marina in the Bronx. Have to get it ready > to go back in the water in next week. If you come this way from Glen Clove > and have the time, please reach out. Would be great to get input from > someone familiar with all of this. > > Thank you so much for the help! > > > > > > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
