My 33-2 is stiff and solid, I would be surprised if a similarly-built boat would bounce. Dennis suggest a few excellent approaches to repair however I would suggest first checking how it was built at the factory, and what might have failed. Any deck I’ve worked on had some sort of flat core (balsa or plywood typically) sandwiched between the deck and an inner skin. When the sandwich delaminates the stiffness is lost. I’ve been on some really bouncy decks that lasted that way for years. (It would drive me nuts…) If it’s the cockpit sole I’d expect that water may have entered around the base of the steering pedestal. Is it stiffly mounted or does it move? If you add a stringer to back up a delaminated sandwich you may not really address the issue or the flex. The challenge is likely access to the back side, the rebuild work itself isn’t that difficult. Dave 33-2 windstar.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 3, 2023, at 4:15 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > John, > > I have not experienced what you describe. However, I have strengthened hull > sections before. > > I had a job to strengthen the aft hull section of a Wavelength 24 once. The > aft underbodies of these boats have a large unsupported area directly under > the cockpit. At speed, the hull tends to deform in a slightly concave way. > I installed 3-4 stringers on the inside of the hull to stiffen that area. I > used preformed foam stringers that I laid a few layers of epoxy glass over. > > <https://www.boatbuildercentral.com/product/prisma-composites-preform-beams/?attribute_select=TR-1530+4FT&gclid=CjwKCAiAwc-dBhA7EiwAxPRylAj618O0qTKblkwA5yoIep-I0JvolmBYL-_MDcbZuqZ57Kx9afVpZxoCeJUQAvD_BwE> > > I also repaired some stringers on the inside of the hull of a NACRA > catamaran. In this case, the stringers were cardboard tubes cut lengthwise > and glassed over. > > Two similar jobs. A foam or cardboard shape simply glassed over. Perhaps > you could do something similar. If you are tempted to DIY foam stringers, > not all foam is epoxy resistant. Use the wrong stuff and you'll end up with > a puddle instead of a structural member. > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > >> On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 11:58 AM John McCrea via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> All, >> >> >> >> On the port side of my cockpit, I get a decent amount of flexing when I walk >> on it. In the area between the bilge locker and propane locker. I borrowed a >> moisture meter from a surveyor friend, and it is dry. Also, no crazing or >> anything of that nature. I am wondering if I have some delamination on >> either side and will tap with a hammer to see if that is the case. Was also >> thinking that maybe by adding a glassed in stringer underneath the cockpit >> that it might help provide some strength. Anyone have a similar issue in the >> past? Thanks, and Happy 2023. >> >> >> >> John McCrea >> >> Talisman >> >> 1979 36-1 >> >> Mystic, CT >> >> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and >> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks for your help. >> Stu > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help > me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
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