The C&C landfall 42 has several stainless steel brackets (photo enclosed), that connects the fiberglass deck head/cabin top to the internal bulkheads. The brackets are held in place with through bolts but the nuts are under the deckhead liner and as such you cannot access them to loosen the brakets to remove them to assist in the re-coring process. As my core is completely gone I simply ripped them out to remove them. Once I complete the re-coring my question is how can these be re-installed
C&C landfall 42 complete deck and Cabin top re-core
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Welcome to SBO. I'm a little unclear about the construction. Are these part of the chainplates? There is usually a gap between the top of the headliner and the bottom of the cabin top. Is this where the nuts were hiding? Or were they tied to the cabin top? Could you provide a sketch of how they were installed, that would be really helpful.
Regardless, carefully inspect and perhaps replace the brackets. The discolored areas look ripe for some hidden corrosion. A good welder and some 316 plate is all that is necessary.
Regardless, carefully inspect and perhaps replace the brackets. The discolored areas look ripe for some hidden corrosion. A good welder and some 316 plate is all that is necessary.
Thanks Greg. That is a definite solution for when I re-install the brackets. I just really dislike those plastic caps.
C&C used those, and so did Hinterhoeler. A mechanical way to secure the cabintotp to an interior bulkhead in key places. Just epoxy-fill and redrill the holes.
Accessing stuff like that thru the internal liner will require some access with a hole saw. Cover the new hole with a plastic press-in cover from the hardware store, and paint it to match.
Accessing stuff like that thru the internal liner will require some access with a hole saw. Cover the new hole with a plastic press-in cover from the hardware store, and paint it to match.
Thanks FatOlson, that just may be what i end up doing, with the exception of the plastic caps. The holes below will need to be cut out on the lip of the liner which the interior bulkhead rests on. The hole wont be flush so the caps won't lay flat. I may have to refiberglass the hole over for esthetics. How does this sound? On another note, as I am re-coring the entire deck and cabin top, I was trying to determine if I could bury them in a bed of epoxy just under the top fiberglass layer, to still work as a mechanical way to secure the bulkhead below, it would clean up the deck for fairing and repainting etc.... at my age and the age of the boat I'm not certain that it will be re-cored in the future nor bulkhead require removing. The only issue I see is it could crack the fiberglass over time if it's constantly moving about as the boat flexes during sailing
Oh Crap, sorry about that Fast Olson.Missing a letter! FastOlson may not appreciate that.
I can't imagine that what you are proposing is economically feasible. It's not that I don't like that boat, she was a favorite of mine, just that what you propose could cost you more in time spent and money, than the boat you end up with is worth all that.
I have completed the entire cabin house and complete deck fed of the shrouds to the bow. Materials were approx $1500.00. Polyester resin, fiber glass various weights, silica filler, balsa core and we're required 3/4" marine grade plywood. Probably less than I will be paying for 3 AGM batteries to replace my 1998 surettes. All in all your right, but it's cheaper than buying another 42ft
I would recommend watching Second Wind the Snoek Refit., You can watch on vimeo.com or maybe YouTube., The breakdown of a refit…. Actually just an awesome dive into the obsession of our hobby. Good luck with your project.