As of yesterday we have everything removed from the deck except the wheel/binnacle, cockpit seat, and (saved for last due to safety concerns) the perimeter lifelines/stanchions.
The photos show some construction details. Our shroud connection at the deck is conceptually like the Ericson's but uses a SS piece on top with bronze thru bolts to the standard Aluminum machined plate below. Note the familiar Navtec headed rod that comes upward from the alum. round bar glassed into the side grid piece.
(Unfortunately our old digital camera is losing some acumen and better images will have wait for a new camera.)
Anyhow, a LOT of staples have been removed from the vinyl sections to allow access to the nuts under four genoa tracks and the very difficult traveler bolts.
The port side of the traveler is easily reachable from inside the hanging locker in the head, but gets you only the final two bolts. All the others are reached, with an end wrench for the final two, by reaching above the head liner above the engine cover. We will have to add an access plate to the inside of that hanging locker to be able to restore washers and nuts to the furthest bolts when reassembling. (This stuff was all installed before the deck was attached and the inside headliner was installed. Sigh...
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There are hours of time spent in scraping off the sealant residue under all the parts, and we are not done yet. The 5200 is really tenacious. If left, it would add hours and $ to the sanding process and prep for new paint.
If you look closely at the pix of the housetop mast opening where the halyard block ss plate is bolted down, and also at where the genoa track was removed you will see that each bolt hole was slightly countersunk. This allowed for much better sealant adhesion. This is a sign of quality construction from a high-end builder. While the sealant can and will fail after 25 to 30 years, leading to a need to re-bed, this is the correct way to do this job right.
The photos show some construction details. Our shroud connection at the deck is conceptually like the Ericson's but uses a SS piece on top with bronze thru bolts to the standard Aluminum machined plate below. Note the familiar Navtec headed rod that comes upward from the alum. round bar glassed into the side grid piece.
(Unfortunately our old digital camera is losing some acumen and better images will have wait for a new camera.)
Anyhow, a LOT of staples have been removed from the vinyl sections to allow access to the nuts under four genoa tracks and the very difficult traveler bolts.
The port side of the traveler is easily reachable from inside the hanging locker in the head, but gets you only the final two bolts. All the others are reached, with an end wrench for the final two, by reaching above the head liner above the engine cover. We will have to add an access plate to the inside of that hanging locker to be able to restore washers and nuts to the furthest bolts when reassembling. (This stuff was all installed before the deck was attached and the inside headliner was installed. Sigh...
)There are hours of time spent in scraping off the sealant residue under all the parts, and we are not done yet. The 5200 is really tenacious. If left, it would add hours and $ to the sanding process and prep for new paint.
If you look closely at the pix of the housetop mast opening where the halyard block ss plate is bolted down, and also at where the genoa track was removed you will see that each bolt hole was slightly countersunk. This allowed for much better sealant adhesion. This is a sign of quality construction from a high-end builder. While the sealant can and will fail after 25 to 30 years, leading to a need to re-bed, this is the correct way to do this job right.
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Alum. Bar under Deck.JPG -
Mast House Top.JPG -
Genoa Track Holes.JPG -
Head Compartment Messs.JPG -
Shroud Deck Connector, Bronze thru bolts.JPG -
Shroud Plate & Rod Top.JPG
