Thanks Peter. Does a gap between the bulkhead and cabin sole pan necessarily represent a problem? On my boat there's a gap of < 1/2" on each side. There's also some creaking noise from the sole pan in the head / V-berth area when I walk on it which makes me think the fiberglass of the sole pan has broken down some. But according to Don Casey's inspection procedures and advice (plus a professional survey), the hull is in good shape, and the boat is 44 years old...
Thanks, Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Fell via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "Peter Fell" <prf...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 12:44:27 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Timbers Beneath Mast Step Check the whole area of the bulkhead. We had a 30-1 surveyed that turned out to have a sinking mast step and also potentially other issues so that the bulkhead had pulled up out of the cabin sole pan (or the pan had dropped / distorted) by about 1-inch on the port side and to a lesser extend on the starboard. Probably a combination of mast step, mast brackets, shroud tension (and possibly a couple long-distance overland moves that the boat had undertaken). The yard quoted well over $7000 to fix. There is some info / pics of solutions applied to the mast step on the cncphotoalbum site under do-it-yourself .... for a much more cost-effective fix. Peter Fell Sidney, BC Cygnet C&C 27 MkIII _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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