[C38] Separation Anxiety

[William Knowles]

I had the whole bulkhead replaced. The reason for the high cost is it is
part or the furniture (hanging locker) with lots of curves and finish
molding, plus the glass work.It was the aft most bulkhead with the  large
stainless plate running down it. There was also a little rot but that was
not the problem. I may still have some photos. I will check. Glen send me
your e-mail I will send them.

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:42 PM, <david at dlrfilms.com> wrote:

> >  Be careful Dave our boats are overbuilt but when things start to
> > go bad they escalate very quickly.
>
> Indeed! One of the first things I noticed when I pulled the whole thing
> apart is that once the initial detachment occurs (whether liner or that
> weird glassed on chainplate bracket), the whole thing becomes a lever to
> further pull the entire arrangement apart.
>
> In my case, I think the initial weakness was caused by cutting away a
> portion of the liner to route the A/C and not doing nearly enough to
> account for the weakness that caused, and over time the separation spread
> for and aft. I'll be much happier after we push it all back together,
> reglass the weir chainplate bracket and put some no nonsense tabs in
> place.
>
> Which reminds me. My surveyor recomended tabs, which I did. But if you tab
> to a liner that's not well connected to the boat I wonder if you haven't
> made things worse instead of better. I wonder if those tabs actually
> contributed to the problem rather than letting the bulkhead slip and give.
>
> As I said, buyer beware, and another reason to reef way before you think
> you need to!
>
>
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W H Knowles
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