Hi Dan You may wish to contact Paul Gallant of Gallant Marine Services. He lives in Spinnaker Arms area very near you. Last off season he replaced a similar bulkhead in a J120 that separates the anchor locker from the vee berth. He may be willing to take a look and provide advice. This is Paul’s specialty. Contact me off list and I can give you Paul’s number
Mike Persistence Halifax, NS www.hoytsailing.com On 2019-01-29 12:48 p.m., Dan via CnC-List wrote: I need the collective wisdom on this one. Pictures here: [https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/16/type/image/jpeg] IMG_6750.JPG<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1znDiTdnSAfj89gETGSYAzGlTGPaJPGLM/view?usp=drive_web> [https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/16/type/image/jpeg] IMG_6747.JPG<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A8ykQQMEgWAVr-Y3Dd5oxvPRXd_tMdMX/view?usp=drive_web> On Breakaweigh I discovered my forward bulkhead holding the chain plate for the headstay was constructed using a plywood core and had been modified over the years. Of course no one thought to isolate the core in there when drain holes were drilled and such and now the core material inside the bulkhead is nearly disintegrated or rotten. There is a front and back fiberglass layer, each about 1/4" thick and are well tabbed into the hull. This rot is making me damn nervous and my gut is telling me to cut into the exposed side, remove the rot, clean it up, sand, etc. and re-bed in something stronger than wood, then re-glass and re-tab it into the hull. Before I try anything like that I'm just wondering if cutting then re-glassing one side of these original hull tabs is a bad idea? will the new tabs be strong enough to support the re-inforced bulkhead? (using good quality glass and epoxy) Thanks guys, Dan Breakaweigh C&C44 Halifax, NS _______________________________________________ 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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