Hi Todd, I have a 1981 C&C 34 with the same crack in the mast step that you have on your boat. I have sailed it that way for a few years now. As the mast step is in compression I haven't seen this crack as a critical issue or a priority to fix seeing as the primary load on it is compression downward into the hull. (I only found out about it a year ago when we had the mast out for the first time but I suspect it has been this way for a long time from before we bought the boat in 2018 as it isn't very obvious with the mast and floor installed). I am jealous of your indoor storage but as my boat is stored outdoors and I have a mast-up cover, I don't pull the mast every year. While I will probably fix or modify it at some point it doesn't seem to be a big deal right now. Having a new custom mast step fabricated will get somewhat expensive for sure. Obviously the real question is why it cracks on these boats in the first place and that is probably worth investigating so if you do pull it out I would be curious what you find underneath it.
Nathan S/V Wisper 1981 C&C 34 Lynn MA On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 5:50 PM dwight veinot via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Replace it please with a strong component. The mast step is very > important on a sailboat. > > On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 12:38 PM Todd Williams via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Well, yesterday, the boat was hauled out for the winter... time to get >> busy before winter sets in for Upstate NY. We had a great summer of sailing >> on our new to us 1980 C&C34 which we named Indigo Out We Go. >> >> 1 - There are some chips in the gelcoat, especially around the perimeter >> of the transom. What is the best way to go about color matching my >> beautiful blue gelcoat? Is this a factory color that I can reference by >> name or number at a marine supply store and get tinted? (See Photos for >> nice blue color) >> >> 2 - I bought Indigo with a cracked mast step plate. We sailed all summer >> with it, even up to 25+ knot gusts. I see no evidence of movement. I called >> an aluminum welder and he told me it would be tough to adequately reconnect >> the plate without knowing the alloy and grinding down the plate so the >> keelbolt doesn't crack it again (not sure if that is the original cause). >> Should I be concerned with this crack? Where am I likely to find a >> replacement part? (See Photos) >> >> PHOTOS - https://photos.app.goo.gl/XNxxNMUeBmkdUkyHA >> >> Thanks for the information on various threads all summer, I have learned >> a lot! >> >> TODD >> Sodus Bay, NY >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help >> with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks - Stu > > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
