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Hi David and Pat
What follows is a reply I sent two or three weeks ago in reply to David’s original message on the cabin sole problem. I’m guessing it never got out so I am trying again without the photo attachments. If it doesn’t come back to me I’ll try the forum.
Hi David,
I tackled this problem about three or four years ago and sent a write-up and photos but have not been able to find them in the archives. I expect that it may have gone only to another owner who was working the problem at the same time.
Pearson depended on the stiffness of the vertical board that forms the face of the settee for support of the forward part of the main cabin sole by using a cleat fastened to the inside of the board and wood screws into the plywood sole. Water damage (from overfilling of tanks) ultimately caused the screws to pull out and the sole to sag. My first thought was to try to jack the sole and replace the screws with thru-bolts but found there wasn’t enough access to do that. My solution was to put a teak cleat on the visible side of the settee board and thru-bolt. I also added vertical supports forward and aft of the mast. I’ll try to attach photos to this message but if unsuccessful perhaps someone can instruct me on how to send them.
While you are working under there be sure to have a look, farther aft, at the bolts attaching the athwart-ship structure to the vertical members supporting the galley area etc. If I remember correctly, the nuts had come off three of mine and two of the bolts had backed out enough to disengage completely. Fortunately there is not a lot of clearance between the end of the vertical supports and the structure above so the sag, there was not too bad. Nevertheless it was pretty unnerving. I was able to get everything jacked up and reassembled working through the hatch next to the ice box and the mast opening with a selection of long socket extensions. The scisors jack from my car with it’s long handle was the tool of choice for the jacking.
Phil Fontaine – Aurora
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}Thanks Charlie.It arrived late afternoon yesterday, as you
predicted.My check went out in today’s mailRegards,Phil—– Original Message —–
Yes. That would be fine.My address is:82 Wynding Hills RoadEast Granby, CT 06026Regards,Phil Fontaine—– Original Message —–Hi Charlie,I was the person looking for this bracket a couple
of years ago. Having failed to find one I had my broken one welded. I would
still be willing to buy yours to keep as a spare.Regards,Phil Fontaine – Aurora—– Original Message —–
Static is fine with me.I am willing to participate in the cost if a
majority prefer interactive.Phil Fontaine—– Original Message —–Hull #: 94Boat Name: AuroraOwner Name: Philippe Fontaineemail address: p.p.fontaine@cox.netHIN: PEA59094M80BRig: KetchCurreny Power Plant: Westerbeke 60USCG # 621615Home Port: Point Judith, R.I.Current Berth Location: Narragansett, R.
I.Year Purchased: 19951 user thanked author for this post.
Pete,
An explanation of the abbreviations GRT and NRT can be found at the
following link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_tonnage
My document has these abbreviatiions also.
Regards,
Phil Fontaine
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Thanks Rich.
The tin based outdrive paint is the only thing that worked well for me but I
have not been able to get it in many a moon. Where do you get yours?
Phil
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My original masts were bare and had external halyards. Previous owner had
them painted with Awlgrip and put the halyards inside sometime prior to
1993.The paint has held up quite well though I have had to retouch quite a
few dings and scratches over the years.
Phil fontaine
Aurora # 94
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Thanks Quent.
Private message sent via Forum.
Phil
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Hi Quent
I am interested. The compressor I am running is 13 years old and working ok but a spare would be very welcome.
Phil Fontaine
AuroraSent from my mobile phone.
On May 24, 2013, at 3:24 PM, “quent” wrote:
Anyone still running the original engine driven refrigeration in their P-424? I’m cleaning out the garage and came across the Tehcumsah/Blissfield compressor I took out when we removed the system. It is low hours replacement I had installed, but the system leaked, probably the hoses, so we pulled the whole system out. Will need oil changed. Should run, but good parts unit if nothing else. These compressors are out of production. Save it from the dump or recycler. Yours for postage, maybe a small tip for boxing it up.
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Alan,
Are they bent in a direction that would raise the spreader tips or the
opposite?
I just worked on my rig a few days ago prior to reinstallation and didn’t
perceive any bend in the plate you mention. The spreader up angle on my boat
is built into the mast brackets, but, there is enough slop between the
spreaders and brackets that my spreaders have always tended to end up
horizontal. This year I put some cable clips on the shrouds to hold the
spreader tips up so that the plates are centered in the mast brackets.
If yours are bent in a direction that would raise the tips, perhaps someone
deliberately did so to make up for the slop in order to achieve the correct
angle at the shrouds. If the opposite, it would seem that they probably got
that way from loading.
Phil Fontaine
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Mine are straight.
Phil Fontaine
Aurora
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I also used the Sailors’ Solutions 12″ squares and did all four sides of the
engine box plus the back panel above the box. I found the squares easy to
work with and so far the adhesive and the material of the squares have held
up welll (three and a half years). I had pulled out the crumbling old stuff
a couple of years before undertaking the project so I did experience a
definite improvement in sound level. As others hae noted, however, the
engine compartment is still open to the bilge so one should not expect
miracles.
Phil Fontaine
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