[C38] cockpit locker floor removal.

[Don Strong]

Russ: I had to work this weekend and didn't get down to the boat. Ill make 
photos for you next week.

The sidewall of the cockpit locker was long gone when we purchased the 
boat.  No barrier to prevent ropes from falling onto the propeller shaft, , 
12" away, believe it or not!
I cut a thin piece of plywood that fit over the hole in the side wall 
("side ply panel"), and keep it in place with a short screws into the 
remaining fiberglass at the edge of the hole.
Then, I did what Tom T. advised, and cut out the floor of the locker. I 
attached wooden base plates instead of the aluminum ones Tom used. I screw 
it down to base plates when not removed, similar to Tom's design.

When I need to go down there (one of the richest delights of C38 
ownership), I remove the side ply panel, and place it in the cock pit. Then 
I remove the screws from the floor and hitch it to a bungee under the 
rail.  The bungee holds the floor out of the way against the hull (the 
floor is so large as to be hard to remove from the locker and is very 
awkward in the cockpit. The bungeed floor stays out of the way while I 
crawl into my little hell.

don


At 06:46 AM 02/13/2006, Duff, Russ (R.W.) wrote:
>If I recall, you continued the cut up the sidewall of the locker?
>
>
>Sincerely,
>Russ Duff
>Catalina 38, Hull #112
>"AVANTURA"
>Lake Erie
>Grosse Ile, Michigan
>RDUFF AT VISTEON DOT COM
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Listserve-bounces at catalina38.org 
>[mailto:Listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Tom T.
>Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 7:17 PM
>To: Catalina 38 Listserve
>Subject: Re: [C38] Photos of Port cockpit locker mods.
>
>
>Hi Russ and gang,
>
>This is an old sketch of the cutout I made when I cut out my sail locker 
>floor.  I made reinforcements to go between the angle aluminum to pads 
>bonded to the hull to give strength to the floor.
>
>I don't have a photo but you really can't go wrong as long as you don't 
>try to get too close to the outside edge against the hull because the hull 
>wraps under the sail locker and if you don't leave at least a couple of 
>inches of lip you won't have enough room for the angle aluminum underneath 
>that's  needed to make a lip for the cutout to sit on.
>
>I countersunk my bolts holding the aluminum leaving a smooth flush surface 
>on the sail locker floor.
>
>Replacing the rotten wood steering stop is not fun but at least it's 
>possible now without being 2' tall or removing the engine.  I went back 
>with wood but I used cell cured treated lumber instead of standard wood 
>which as we now know can and will rot.
>
>I have my water pump and water filter mounted under the forward original 
>section of the locker floor which is about 7" wide from the cutout to the 
>forward bulkhead.  Putting them there is out of the way, easy to get to 
>when needed, and the pump is very quiet.
>
>I am strongly of the opinion that the sail locker should have had a false 
>floor from the factory but at least this is a modification that we can 
>easily do.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Tom Troncalli
>The Renata hull #95
>St. Pete, Fla
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:rduff at visteon.com>Duff, Russ (R.W.)
>To: <mailto:Listserve at catalina38.org>C38-List (Listserve at catalina38.org)
>Sent: 2/7/2006 2:24:15 PM
>Subject: [C38] Photos of Port cockpit locker mods.
>
>This year I am finally going to remove my steering pedestal to replace the 
>rotten wood underneath it.  To make the job a little easier, I want to cut 
>out the floor of the port cockpit locker like discussed in this list a 
>couple of years ago ('03? Thanks to Tom T. and Don Strong).  If you have 
>any pictures of your modification, could you please send them to me, I 
>would greatly appreciate it.  Thanks.
>
>Sincerely,
>Russ Duff
>Catalina 38, Hull #112
>"AVANTURA"
>Lake Erie
>Grosse Ile, Michigan
>RDUFF AT VISTEON DOT COM
>
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Donald R. Strong
Professor
Section of Ecology and Evolution
                  and
Bodega Marine Laboratory
Division of Biological Sciences
University of California, Davis 95616
Phone, 530 752-7886
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