Thanks for the link, but my question still stands -
Anyone have any thoughts on whether I should make the tube and the hull touch? is there supposed to be a bottom in the tube that's not there any more?
Another question - what do I use to fill in all that extra space (between the outside of the tube and the inside of the wooden ring) at the bottom to bring it up flush like in schroth's pictures? That's going to be a lot of fiberglass. I could use 5200 there I suppose...
Just curious. Did you do the "water in the mast tube" test before buying the boat? From the pics and your description it sounds like water just free flows from the mast tube into the hull.
Seems to me like the seller should have disclosed this damage as it looks like there is no way he could have been ignorant to it.
The type of material you used is not slippery enough for the mast to turn easily. You must add a wear plate or a disc of Teflon sheet or you will overstress the goeseneck fitting.
1. The photos on my website show how to put glass around the tube. You are already inside working on the boat and you don't really know the condition of the pocket into which the mast step sits. Glassing it to the hull and running that glass up the sides of the tube is simply a good insurance move. http://schrothfiberglass.com/maststep.htm
well fvor crap sakes.
Do you have pics of the top deck access repairs?
Nice work
. . . I hope you did something like hook a tape measure to the top of the lower section and measure about 151 inches to the tangent to the top of the transom...but it's too late for that...
Can anyone explain this another way? I assume what's being talked about is checking to be sure the bottom of the mast step is where it should be fore and aft, but I'm not clear on exactly how to make the measurement.
Thanks!
Nice work
. . . I hope you did something like hook a tape measure to the top of the lower section and measure about 151 inches to the tangent to the top of the transom...but it's too late for that...
Can anyone explain this another way? I assume what's being talked about is checking to be sure the bottom of the mast step is where it should be fore and aft, but I'm not clear on exactly how to make the measurement.
Thanks!
Gah - I was going to edit my old posts to put the pictures back in but this board is making it a pain...
the pics have been hosted at a new site - see them HERE