Keith & Phil I've worked with Starboard a few times and have noted that it easily wallows out a hole. So, I haven't used it for structural stuff.
Lance Jones Commodore, Barefoot Sailing Club Catalina 27TR SN 5455 Gaelforce! Capri 25 SN 411 Scottish Rebel! ----- Original Message ----- From: Sneddon, Keith To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:18 PM Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Please Help! The open literature indicates that Starboard has about 1/3 the tensile strength of marine plywood. Keith Sneddon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Agur Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Please Help! Pam, This is the first time I've heard of starboard being used in this way. Did you ask the factory to confirm this was safe? Phil ----- Original Message ---- From: Pamela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:41:18 AM Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Please Help! I replaced my starboard bulkhead with 3/4 inch white starboard, somehwat pricey, but really easy to cut, durable, and can take a load. Pam From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:23:17 -0500 Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Please Help! To: [email protected] Don't skimp on anything that holds the chain plates, namely the bulkheads. If you have ANY rot in the bulkheads, replace them with good marine grade ply and finish as you see necessary. If you don't like the look of the marine grade ply, cover with good wood, but only after sealing the ply with epoxy (do it while out of the boat and seal all the holes with 4200/5200/sekaflex. Remember the bulkheads hold up the mast on the C27 and they need to be reinforced. Take them out (with the mast either out or held up by substantial reinforcements), trace them and recreate them. Check the Mainsheet history for John Potvin's upgrades to find a huge amount of information about upgrading a C27. If you can't find it, email me and I will either dig through my hard drive or get John to forward it AGAIN to the list. Chris D toy box eastport, md Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Watch "Cause Effect," a show about real people making a real difference. Learn more
