Hi Andrew, I have a similar looking issue on my 1978 C&C 34, Also have very slight dimples in the hull at the same places. I've never sensed movement, and thought not as much as yours, I can see that my bulkheads are not set in as deep as they may have been at the build. Aft sides of the bulkheads are tabbed in and I see not signs of movement there. Heavy back-stay, and the odd big wave also make the boat creak and/or groan, but so far I have not felt there was a danger. My Chain-plates are dry and solid. There are a coule of spots on the deck that need attention, but neither are much bigger than a dinner plate. Interested to see comments from others as well. My survey a few years ago found nothing to fear in the hull or deck.
Chuck B C&C 34 Elusive, Somerset, MA On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Andrew Means via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey all - > > Last week while S.V. Safari was bashing upwind offshore en route to Tofino > BC I noticed that the forward bulkheads were creaking. Upon closer > inspection I realized that they had separated entirely from the cabin top > by moving inboard about 1.5cm. > > Here’s the port bulkhead: http://imgur.com/Meqa58I > And here’s the starboard: http://imgur.com/MIZHoiG > > The ends of both bulkheads are prevented from moving farther inward by the > termination of the slots in the fiberglass ceiling that they’re nested in. > You can see in the photos that they were at one point glued in. > > The bottoms of the bulkheads seem to be very well fiberglassed in to the > hull, and there’s no sign of breakage along the lower parts. The bulkheads > that form the forward walls of the hanging locker and bathroom are also > separated too, by what looks like the same amount. > > Looking at previous photos it looks like they’ve been like this since > before we bought the boat. They’re not loose at all, they seem very well > set in place. > > Questions: > 1. Is this a common problem? > 2. How in the world would we fix this? > 3. How critical is it to fix this immediately? Were we courting disaster > to push the boat hard offshore? > > > -- > Andrew Means > S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I > Seattle, WA > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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