I've had this (minor) issue over a year where we can't fully close the v-berth door on our Landfall 38.
At first I thought it was just due to heat expansion of the wood in the summer, but it started roughly after I tightened the main shrouds a couple turns (due to masthead fall off in higher winds). And this winter when I had the mast out for rerig I noticed the v-berth door closed fine. Is this just normal flex for C&C's? Anyone else had this issue? It's binding at the door jamb and the lower right half of the door. I tried to check the bulkhead to hull and deck joints, but it's hard to inspect those much since they're covered by a permanent liner. Releasing backstay tension doesn't help. So I suspect it's the fwd lowers or main shrouds that flex the hull the tiny amount needed to squeeze the door frame. I double checked that the tie rods are adequately tensioned and there's no upward inflexion of the deck at the U-bolts. The only thing I can think to do would be to sand down the lower half of the door edge and revarnish it. -Patrick 1984 C&C Landfall 38 Seattle, WA
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