Knees Broken
I’m too overwhelmed and depressed about it to talk about it yet. Here are the pictures so far. First batch is after I pulled off the interior, second batch is after I ground off the old shit (just about ready for new glassing).
I’m too overwhelmed and depressed about it to talk about it yet. Here are the pictures so far. First batch is after I pulled off the interior, second batch is after I ground off the old shit (just about ready for new glassing).
Come on Matt, you’re on the last leg (no pun intended!)!!
This is the last big job, anything else you can do along the way. We definitely understand your predicament, our fingers are crossed for you and Karen. Keep your chin up, you will smile back at it one day.
damn…..our mast step looks like it might be seriously rusted — fingers crossed, good luck with your rigging!
mast step is totally corroded to the point that we pulled the mast today and tomorrow we remove whats left of the step then try and find someone to fabricate a new one — the things we wish we knew when we bought this boat
and we’re in the boat yard which is costing a whole lot per day — ack, would you be interested in writing a sort of back and forth piece about the things you wish you’d known, the frusterations, etc. in trying to restore the boat, making this adventure, etc.?
that sucks man, sorry to hear it. Make sure the new step has an inch thick piece of UHMW (ultra high molecular weight) polyethylene for the aluminum to sit on, so that the corrosion won’t repeat itself. You can get it from mcmaster. About the things I wish I had known, please ask anything, but my goodness it would take a book’s worth of details to tell you everything we learned, since so much of it is in the tiny details of how to do things most efficiently, even things as simple as cutting a piece of wood (in a corner with no space for a jigsaw, etc etc). Anything in particular you would like to discuss?
Had the same problem the step was not that bad looking at it with mast installed but when removed the corrosion was working from the inside. FKG in St. Maarten, refabricatted the step added the UHMW 1/4 inch off the bottom of mast and the 1/4 inch UHMW reinstalled the mast and all is well now.
Chandara V40-171
Hi Mat. I just ran across your post on spartalk about your mast steps. (Quite the controversy). I’m getting ready to do a similarly message job to your knees on my passport 42: All my chainplates are glassed in and need to be dug out. While not as bad as your situation, still a stupid move. By the way, I’m just down the “road” from you (B42′ish). My boat is currently at kkmi while I finish up on my mast refit. Should be back an emerycove in a month or so.
cheers!
-barry