Rick, Sounds very similar to our boats. Here’s a port side view of the chain plate. For the other 37 listers, my head door has never had a problem.
Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit On Jan 23, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I have had a similar problem in the past with my 38 mk1. Don't know if the > structure is the same, but it sounds similar. The fiddle behind the port > settee on my boat joins the bulkhead that is the aft wall of the head, with > the shrouds about 2 feet aft of the bulkhead. The fiddle to starboard joins > the bulkhead that forms the aft side of the hanging locker. > > My shrouds are attached to chainplates that come through the deck and behind > the settees. The lower end of the chainplates are attached to substantial > boxes that appear to be made of double layers of 1/2 plywood that are > glassed to the inside of the hull. > > My problems with the door to the head binding have been when the boat is on > the hard. In one case, when the boat was out of the water for several months > for a refit, the backstau was left under considerable tension, and that > seemed to "banana" the hull and cause the door to bind. The second time I > noticed the problem, the jackstands near the bow and stern wer cranked on > tight and took weight off the keel, causing the "banana" effect. > > I've not had a problem with the head door or the v-berth door binding other > than these. > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Pete > Shelquist > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 10:32 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List structural question > > I'm not sure how many other designs are like this, but the 37 doesn't have a > continuous bulk head forward by the stays. Strbd is by the hanging locker > and it T's about midway into the wall for the head on the port side. > > I'm concerned about the flexing in the hull. Long story, but the symptom is > apparent when I loosen the rig over the winter and tune it each spring. In > the winter I can close the door to the v berth, but once the rig is > tightened up the frame is askew and the door won't close. We're talking a > 1/8 -1/4". I'm cautious to not over tighten the rig and squeeze too much, > but there is considerable tension to get it set up correctly. I did check > to review that all the tabbing was in place and secure. I thought about > just removing the door :) > > Is this an issue for anyone else and has anyone tackled the project to > reinforce the walls in this area? Or is it just one of those things and I > shouldn't worry about it unless there's significant change? Other > thoughts/suggestions? > > Thanks, > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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