I'll let the skilled folks chime in with more specific answers, but I can
relate what one of our handy guys did to his Cal 34 a few years ago. It is
something you could do to get started.
Where the cabin roof was soggy, he covered the boat (in the water for the
winter) and put a heater inside.
Martin,
Do I recall seeing on the list somewhere that your boat was originally called
Esta Es?
I got a tour of it after the Chi-Mac race one year if so.
A beautiful boat.
Ron
Wild Cheri
CC 30-1
STL
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Here are a couple specific questions:
1. What would the balsa typically be replaced with? An appropriate
thickness of mat?
2. Should I attempt to save the fiberglass skin I remove to be re-used or
just use new fabric to glass over the repair?
3. Assuming I work from the
She probably won't dry on her own. The best way to tackle a job this big
is to cut (angle-grind) around the edges and remove either the inner or
outer skin. Either side has its advantages and disadvantages. Then dig
out the core and replace. Then re-lay the skin.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
Skip
We owned a J Boat (J/27) for 7 years and before that a Hinterhoeller built
Niagara 26 (call it a CC as build is the same. All CCs of the era and all
Niagaras of the era and every J boat built have wet balsa cored decks (the
newer J Boats use foam of some sort). We replaced core on the
Skip,
If it is the core, I think it is usually done from above, preferably
cutting along the edge of the non-skid and lifting out the glass. Others
who have actually done it will correct me if I am wrong.
I hope Rob is right that it is not the core!
Joel
On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 10:22 AM,
Skip,
A few of observations:
1. It is unlikely that the brown film under your deck is core related. In
my own CC Corvette that film was emanating from the micro-balloon based
fairing compound that was used to fair the underside of the deck, since,
like your boat, the Corvette does not have a
Just a heads up that I have listed the following on Ebay
110 ft 3/8 Sta Set X New England low stretch Spinnaker Halyard Red flec -
Very good condition - Lightly used -
(2) - 46ft matched lengths of 7/16 New England Rope Sta Set double braided
Polyester Jib Sheets - Blue Flec- Moderate
I have resigned myself to the fact that I need to address my decks and
cockpit sole. The PO installed wood strips fore to aft on the cockpit sole
ostensibly to provide some lateral traction. They were not properly bedded
and as you might imagine, the wood strips did not last long. There are open
