Shawn, Buddy, Bro.
You need to stop obsessing about this boat.
Looking at boats for less than 20,000 and
expecting 50,000 dollar results. Give it up.
This toe rail thing is a non-issue. Sweet had a
discontinuous toe rail from the factory. There is
a joint just abaft the shrouds. The toe rail does
nothing for hull integrity. It is there for
hull/deck bolting and a nice place to hang gear
from. If you let the puddles sit long enough to
go green in the winter it simply means you don't
love your boat enough. This fix is easy enough
with Devcon, some aluminum flatbar and a bit of black paint, if you wish.
The prop shaft overhang is ridiculous (as best
described previuosly), so cut it down to a
reasonable length for a few hundred bucks or use
it until repairs are needed and then deal with it.
As a friend I suggest you start seriously looking
at a much smaller boat and move up in size a bit later.
Kindest regards, Russ
ex-Sweet, 35 mk-1
At 06:45 PM 4/13/2019, you wrote:
Wow, that is interesting about the saw cut on
the deck. I will have to inspect the photo I
took; it sure looked amateurish to me. I would
sooner cut a notch in the glass below the toe
rail, then epoxy it smooth both inside and
outside to allow water to drain under the rail.
I've seen some boats where this is part of the
deck/hull mold. The wick idea also sounds
reasonable, except it will become a green slimy
worm after a while if not cleaned... :)
On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 2:36 PM Ken Heaton via
CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
On my friend's C&C Mk.1 there is a joint in the
Toe Rail extrusion as two different toe rails
are used. The two different Toe Rails are
identical except the forward section has twice
as many of the holes in the side per foot to
clip snatch block, etc. to. That joint isn't
what you're seeing is it? It seems to me on my
friend's Mk.1 there is that same saw cut that
nicks the deck and the hull deck joint edge,
almost like they cut the Toe Rail on the boat wile assembling it.
Have another look.
Ken H.
On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 at 17:22, Shawn Wright via
CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
While inspecting a '74 35-2, I noticed something
quite alarming: it appears that in an effort to
allow drainage off the decks, someone decided to
cut a small section of the toerail out, about
1/4" wide, using a hacksaw or recip. saw. I
could see where the saw blade nicked the deck
slightly below, and it also exposed the hull-deck joint edge.Â
While this seems like a *really* bad idea, and
quite a difficult hack to reverse (I think the
toerails are continuous), it also got me
wondering how others have solved this problem.
In our wet climate, allowing water to pool
promotes lots of nasty stuff, which I assume was
the reason for this ugly hack job. I suppose one
could hide it by attaching a short section of
toe rail or similar material on top of the cut,
while still allowing water to drain.
--
Shawn Wright
<mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com>shawngwri...@gmail.com
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