I would also like to see any pix anyone has of the floor area. Maybe put them up on Flickr or Picasa and post a link so we all can see?
On 2 April 2013 22:57, Russ & Melody <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Joel, > > At the risk of belabouring the aforementioned topic, and I apologize for > not jumping in last month... the "not a stringer" you are referring to in > regards to the mast step is a girder. > > To recap, you are correct in the floors.. they run athwarships and > stringers running the length of the boat to support stiffness of the hull. > > When it comes to C&C mast steps, many are classic box girder construction. > > ** **Cheers, Russ > ** **Sweet 35 mk-1 > a pre-box girder arrangement, it's just a slab 'o thick plywood span > across the bilge and hope for the best > > > > At 11:32 AM 02/04/2013, you wrote: > > Stevan, > > As someone taught us, it is technically a "floor" not a "stringer" because > it does not run the length of the boat, but yes. They are hollow, inverted > U shaped fiberglass. I think chuck meant the combination of stringers and > floors forms a sort of egg-crate that traps water where there are no limber > holes. > > Joel > 35/3 > Annapolis > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Stevan Plavsa <[email protected] > > wrote: > I know there is a previous thread about the limber hole thing but I > can't find it. > > Joel, I'm looking at this picture: > > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=492390010820408&set=pb.449561321769944.-2207520000.1364926530&type=3&theater > > When you drilled the hole through the ... stringer? What was inside? I > hear mention of eggcrate but I have no idea where you guys are finding it. > > The sole forward of the mast is rotted out because of exactly this reason, > no drainage from the section underneath. > > Steve > C&C 32 > Toronto > > > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Joel Aronson <[email protected] > > wrote: > Chuck, > > The list can't handle photos. We all use different methods to store > photos on-line and email links. Feel free to send the photo to me > off-list. Photos of my boat are at facebook.com/TheOffice35 . You can > see the limber hole and bulkhead in one or two. It sounds like we have the > same issue. > > > Joel > 35/3 > The Office > Annapolis > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Chuck Saur <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Jake and Joel...I have tried to attach a jpeg view of the > head-ache we apparently all share. The message was kicked back so I guess I > am out of compliance by sending a pic... > > I have read several list-ers reference Rob Ball, and a connection to this > list somewhere. Has he been asked his opinion about any creative solution > to this? Or was this not a design issue, but an 'on the manufacturing > floor' issue? If you say the limber holes solution was doable...I may give > that a try. Unfortunately for my garage storage capacity, a Harbor Freight > is way too close to me here. > Looking at the pic I tried to send, do you guys have the same > situation/position of the egg-crate voids relative to the bulkhead/mast; > where they are just peeking out from under the bulkhead, barely > accessible? Or have you found them different locations for boats of > different years/build locations? > Thanks...and Jake, we have a cabin on St Martins Point, and our family has > enjoyed the Straits of Mackinac for years. St Ignace, (and the new Mackinac > Grille deck overlooking the marina) says hello! Do you get back often? > > Chuck > C$C 35-3 > Morning Sky > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC
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