[jamesminge]

Please remove me

[jamesminge]

Thx, send it to me!

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[jamesminge]

Many thanks John and Patrick for the advice, and for making me feel less foolish for the “show” I put on at the dock the other day. Jim

[jamesminge]

Many thanks for the valuable tips, Jim

[jamesminge]

Thanks for a great suggestion, I’ll definitely give it a try next time, Jim

[jamesminge]

Thanks as always for your wise counsel Quent

[jamesminge]

Our local (New Orleans) fiberglass guru came up with a solution (I hope) to possible oil-canning in the bows for less than $1000. He glassed in on each side of the hull between the V berth and the bookshelf, a horizontal section of 3/8″ balsa, roughly 9″ x 78″, layering mat, then mat and bidirectional woven roving. He opined that anything more would be overkill. Sure hope he’s right. It was much less expensive than other solutions proposed by local yards. Comments? Jim

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[jamesminge]

Our local (New Orleans) fiberglass guru came up with a solution (I hope) to possible oil-canning in the bows for less than $1000. He glassed in on each side of the hull between the V berth and the bookshelf, a horizontal section of 3/8″ balsa, roughly 9″ x 78″, layering mat, then mat and bidirectional woven roving. He opined that anything more would be overkill. Sure hope he’s right. It was much less expensive than other solutions proposed by local yards. Comments? Jim

[jamesminge]

Hadn’t thought of that. Sorry. If it comes to me by e mail it I will post it here. Jim

[jamesminge]

Thanks, Dawn, I look forward to hearing from you. If it’s easier to email, I’m “Jamesminge@aol.com.” Jim

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Thanks, Rich. Is the suspect bulkhead the one forward of the V berth (separating V berth from anchor locker), or the bulkhead between the forward cabin and the salon? With respect go glassing in battens, what dimension battens, vertical or horizontal, separated by what distance? Jim

[jamesminge]

will do, and thanks much for the advice, which i will follow, jim

[jamesminge]

Thanks for the info and great leads. I bought the boat just three months ago and it has been in the yard the entire time, mainly because of engine, v drive and generator issues. The area of concern is the hull between the shelving and the v berth. Now that I’ve stripped off the paper and foam, it is apparent just from tapping, that the hull is not very thick in this area. Could I get by with just reinforcing this area (mat, balsa or plywood, mat and roving), or must I address the bulkhead between the v berth and salon as well. No signs of stress so far, but the previous owners didn’t really sail beyond the shallows of Lake Pontchartrain as far as I know. Once the boat is rehabbed I would like to take her to the windward islands and who knows where else. Would plywood work as well as balsa for these purposes? sure would be a lot easier. Jim

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