[C38] engine access. try door frame removal

[Don Strong]

Ken: First, try removing the teak frame that holds the access door in 
front of the Engine. This gives several more inches all around.
Don

Kenneth M. Sutto wrote:
>   Hello all, thank you for the "performance' and "prop walk" information.
>   I have another situation on my 1983  #253 Catalina.  I need to get 
> more access to the starboard side engine compartment. Next to the 
> quarterberth is a small access opening which I can not get in to. I am 
> pretty big in the shoulders and chest, (naturally a flat stomach!!!) 
> and I am left handed. This makes it almost impossible to get access to 
> the engine for me.
>  How much of the side hole can I safetly cut out without any loss to 
> the strength of the shell.
>  Also what is the best way to cut the fiberglass out. I was planning 
> tape the cut area, then mark the cut line on the tape and cut with a 
> jigsaw. Then I have to figure out a new access panel.
>  Any input, thanks.
>  Ken Sutto
>         Sundancer  #253
>
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Donald R. Strong
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