Access to underside of deck around bulkheads

[dhill]

Hi everyone,

How difficult is it to get to the underside of the deck past the headliner, particularly around the bulkheads, both for inspection and for deck work?

Thanks!
Dave

 

[nquigley]

What sort of boat do you have, Dave? The answer may be model-specific.

 

[dhill]

Potentially, an Ericson 35-3. I'm thinking particularly around the dorade vents. Might not be too different from the Ericson 32-3?

Thanks!
Dave

 

[Nick J]

The zippers on my 35-3 don't provide access to the area below the dorade box. I had to pull the trim and staples holding the headliner up in the head. It's not a difficult task, but it is kind of unnerving. There's also a bulkhead separating the head from the vbirth you will have to work around. There's a few blogs and posts showing how this is done and what it looks like under there.

 

[dhill]

The zippers on my 35-3 don't provide access to the area below the dorade box. I had to pull the trim and staples holding the headliner up in the head. It's not a difficult task, but it is kind of unnerving. There's also a bulkhead separating the head from the vbirth you will have to work around. There's a few blogs and posts showing how this is done and what it looks like under there.

Thanks! Are there particular blogs/threads that you recommend? I've seen a few threads/blog posts, but they seem to show more of how to attack the problem from above deck.

 

[Nick J]

Brian Ross posted some good pics of the area during his recore project on my original purchase thread:

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