My boat had green treated pine deck lumber for wedges. I replaced them with wedges of teak from scaps I had. But once wood compresses, it doesn't come back. If I did it again I'd look for hard rubber matting like a thick door matt and cut that into shapes to fit the mast collar.
Spartite would be the ultimate fix. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > On January 1, 2017 at 11:20 AM Jeffrey Nelson via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > If you have access to a bandsaw/tablesaw, it's fairly easy to make your > own wedges from a chunk of hardwood. I don't know of anyone > who has them comercially available. I milled my own a while back from a > chunk of wood I grabbed off my wood lot. The wedges are > tapered on one side. I cut the taper on my table saw on a wide board, > then ripped the board into the width for the wedge to make a > bunch. 2 inches seems wide for the wedge. More wedges and narrower will > make fitting easier. I think I've got 8 or so around my > mast. You must have a place like: > http://www.kjpselecthardwoods.com/ > around Kingston somewhere as a good source for some 4/4 or 6/4 hardwood. > > Another option is to use a product like: > https://www.spartite.com/Default.aspx?SiteID=3 > > I replaced my forward hatch lens a number of years ago for much of the > same reasons you are now. I don't remember the > exact product, but I suspect it wasn't acrylic. Some other > polycarbonate. Any plastics shop should be able to recommend the > righ material for UV resistance and strength. > > Hope this helps. > > -- > Cheers, > Jeff Nelson > Muir Caileag > C&C 30 > Armdale Y.C. > Halifax > > > On 12/31/2016 10:43 AM, Kevin Deluzio via CnC-List wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > I’m in the first year of owning a 1980 C&C 30 Mk1, (- love the > > boat -) and I have a couple questions that I am hoping some of you may be > > able to help me with - thanks in advance. > > > > First - mast wedges > > The boat came with about 3 or 4 wooden wedges about 1” x 2” x 4” > > that were wedged between the mast and the mast collar where it went through > > the deck. They were falling out most of the season. I am told that the > > original design had 4 wooden wedges that countered the mast to fill in the > > entire 360degrees around the mast. Is that true? What is a best way to > > replace these - Spartite ? > > > > Second - hatch lens replacement > > The V-berth hatch lens was cracked and leaking last season. I have > > removed the lens and plan to replace it myself. Hoping that the supplier > > can cut the new one to shape using the old as a blank, or I have access to > > a bandsaw to do that part of the job. What’s the best material for this - > > Acrylic? Any advice from others who have done this job before? > > > > thanks > > Kevin > > > > Kevin Deluzio > > 1980 C&C 30 > > Kingston, ON, > > _______________________________________________ > > > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If > > you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > > > > -- > Boat_Sig Cheers, > Jeff Nelson > Muir Caileag > C&C 30 > Armdale Y.C. > Halifax > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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