Many thanks for the glass/block info. Since the blocks are foam..wouldn't they be silent or near silent. ..perhaps in my old age I was hearing things. If one of them is lose is there any way to re-attach it without cutting. I think the answer is no but I had to askHad a boat that tied too tight and the block was loose after the tension was released. Put a port in.
You will have a deck or hull flexing and if really loose they could rotate and tip over
The blocks make the deck and hull ridged, they are not related to the backer blocks which are separate pieces of wood (1981) glassed in the area where screws go in.
all screw tight excepting the halyard fairlead next to the mast. they are not very loose but can be turned and have no stoping point. any idea how to fix this without riping out a portion of the deck. It's a long shot but if the block is still there the screw holes (1981) may be worn and a size larger screw might bite the block if it is there...just guessing on that
The top photo shows what you'll see looking forward from the cockpit. The white foam in the distance is a Styrofoam block for deck reinforcement just forward of the mast step (in the middle). The white Styrofoam blocks on each side are jammed-in by the factory, and are intended as reinforcement for the deck. The tan globular material (top and bottom) is the "glue" that holds the Styrofoam blocks in place.Had a boat that tied too tight and the block was loose after the tension was released. Put a port in. You will have a deck or hull flexing and if really loose they could rotate and tip over. The blocks make the deck and hull rigid, they are not related to the backer blocks which are separate pieces of wood (1981) glassed in the area where screws go in.
A 6-incher is AFT of the splashrail. The cockpit opening is described fully--search the word "ultimate".Many thanks.Did you install a port in the forward cocpit bulkhead as well as the deck forward of the splash rail?