Re: Rebedding Deck Hardware

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At the very least, recaulk the chainplates and stanchions.

Rick
Summer's Dawn

--- In SJ-24@yahoogroups.com, "Buz Branch" <sailorbuz@h...> wrote:
> Total agreement, Buz Durango
> 
> >From: gc138@a...
> >Reply-To: SJ-24@yahoogroups.com
> >To: SJ-24@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [SJ-24] Rebedding Deck Hardware
> >Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 08:51:53 EST
> >
> >Mitchell - Some might say this is a case of 'if it ain't broke-
don't fix
> >it'. The problem with deck hardware in my opinion is the following.
> >Even though you say it seems to be watertight, all you know for 
sure is  
> >that
> >water is not leaking into the interior cabin where it is visible. 
Remember,
> >you have an inner liner under that cabin top that might keep water 
that 
> >leaks
> >through the cabin top mounted hardware confined to the core area. 
Unless 
> >the
> >mounting is particularly loose (the bolts, i.e.) , the moisture 
might not
> >get through to the cabin interior and just wick around and into 
the core 
> >balsa
> >which is common in this boat. You will have to make a 
determination somehow 
> >if
> >  this has happened or is happening.
> >Tapping (with a small hard mallet or large screwdriver handle-- 
not a  
> >hammer
> >please!) around the mounting areas and comparing sounds all over 
the  cabin
> >top is one way. You should get a solid sound everywhere. Remember 
that you  
> >are
> >tapping on a sandwich made up of an outer and inner fiberglass 
layer with a
> >dry balsa end grain core. In spite of what we think of balsa from 
model
> >airplane  days, the end grain is quite strong and solid when dry. 
If 
> >moisture is
> >present  in the core, it will turn soft and even mushy and you 
won't have a 
> >solid
> >  sandwich. I guess you could compare the sound of a good core 
similar to
> >tapping  on a solid wood board and the sound of a delaminated core 
similar 
> >to
> >tapping on  a piece of medium thickness plastic.
> >The other method would be to actually remove a piece or two of the 
hardware
> >and take a look.
> >In my opinion, the best bedding procedure is the one where you 
overbore the
> >bolt holes, fill them will thickened resin, redrill the bolt holes 
and 
> >mount
> >hardware with an aluminum backing plate. Dave Brezina will back me 
up on  
> >this
> >method and I have read it many places also. This is what I did on 
Spaghetti
> >and I have a lot of confidence in the mounts. That way, even if 
you 
> >mounting
> >leaks, it will not get into the core because the core is sealed. 
You may 
> >still
> >  get some into the interior if the mounting started to leak but 
then you 
> >can
> >rebed it.
> >My 2 cents worth.
> >George #18 Spaghetti