My anchor locker lid on my LF38 is cored and it uses piano hinges. So, in 1983 that was the standard in the Rhode Island plant.
Bob Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > On Dec 23, 2015, at 12:20 AM, svpegasu...@gmail.com via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Patrick, I redid my anchor locker hatch and don't remember any coring. Except > on the hatch its self. I cut the hatch in half when I installed my windlass. > I have 2 strap hinges on each half, with each one opening outboard. > > Doug Mountjoy > svPegasus > LF38 > just west of Ballard, WA. > > > ------ Original message------ > From: Patrick Davin via CnC-List > Date: Tue, Dec 22, 2015 10:54 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com; > Cc: Patrick Davin; > Subject:Stus-List Anchor locker lid attachment > > Next up on my winter project list: reinforcing the anchor locker lid > attachment. > > C&C's are made really well for the most part, but I had a "what were they > thinking???" moment this weekend. I was investigating the anchor locker lid > hinge (which is screwed into a recessed area of the deck) because several > screws have pulled out and there are rust stains. The surprise was it looks > like the 15-20 screws for the hinge went into wood coring. Screws in wood > core, in the wettest part of the boat! (the foredeck takes the most waves, > and when at dock it's always humid from rain) > > Pictures: > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxfHpwssU_6NQThGM1AzTmxabU0&usp=sharing > > Has anyone else redone their anchor locker hinge? Can you confirm that it's > cored, or am I on the crazy pills? > > The reason I suspected core in the first place is that the lid hinge is about > 1" outside of the deck area where all fiberglass was used along the toe rail. > Tap testing / sounding doesn't reveal any significant differences, so I think > the issue is very contained, surprisingly. It seems like if they had made the > anchor locker an inch or so wider, they wouldn't have had to screw in to > coring - but maybe the fiberglass layer isn't thick enough to fit the screws. > Anyway, I'm thinking ream out some core from each hole, dry it out for 3-7 > days (which may not be doable till the summer), fill with thickened epoxy and > redrill. > > -Patrick > 1984 C&C Landfall 38 > Seattle, WA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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