Mike, thanks for the info and the link. I’m now becoming very excited about the work for some reason...I like to work on the boat almost as much as I enjoy sailing.
James Bibb Sent from my iPad James Bibb NorthWind Architects LLC 126 Seward St. Street Juneau, Alaska. 99801 (907) 321-4265 cell (907) 586-6150 ext 5 wk > On May 7, 2020, at 5:04 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > While we are talking about deck core replacement I thought I would post a > link to the project where we did this on Nut Case our former J/27 in 2008. > Note that the J Boats of that era tended to not have hardware well sealed > when manufactured resulting in many areas of wet core. > > http://www.hoytsailing.com/J27Web/Projects/recore/recore.htm > > When we spoke to the broker prior to purchasing the J27 he suggested that we > “sail it as is until something major breaks and then cut it up with a > chainsaw”. The wet core had reduced the original asking price of 19,500 USD > to our purchase price of 7000 USD. We ended up replacing the core in 14 > different sections of the deck and cockpit. The hull was basically dry and > it was a great boat and a lot of fun. > > The link to the boat and its full list of projects can be found here if > anyone is interested. http://www.hoytsailing.com/J27Web/Index.html Projects > included garboard drain, cabin sole replacement, building a custom trailer, > re-bedding (properly) everything, a complete bottom job and other various > tasks. > > The core areas were replaced by cutting off the top skin and discarding. > Others have had great success with removing the top skin and saving for > re-use. Balsa coring was used since it is cheap, easily transported and > obtained and now well sealed. The decks were strong and very solid after the > repairs. > > Hope this is of some use to somebody. > > Mike > > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of James Hesketh via > CnC-List > Sent: May 7, 2020 9:45 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: James Hesketh <jameshesk...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List 34-36R Deck Repair Project > > > > Ron wrote: > What kind of tape do you use to keep the holes dry, especially for a genoa > track? I need to pull the leaking tracks and attend to a soft spot where one > boards at midship. > > I'm using 2" blue painters tape -- it's not waterproof, but it works in areas > where the water doesn't pool on top of it. Usually put down two or three > layers and change it every week or so here in Miami because of UV exposure. > In areas where water pools, I've taped down plastic with the 5 or 6 layers of > painters tape and it "mostly" works. > > Jim Hesketh > C&C 26 Whisper > Miami, FL > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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