All the photos are looking forward from the bilge access hole under the companionway , behind the stairs. Camera and flashlight reaching forward as far forward as I could get my arm in the hole.Wow, really appreciate the photos.
Now, I have an S2 9.2 A but the set up is probably the same. Do the photos point forward and aft? How does water get past the vertical barriers/substructure?
Don
The flat portion is the top of the lead in the keel. It seems to be well glassed over. The hose running the length of the "shallow bilge" under the floor, is the shower sump drain (I believe). The tube that the hose runs through is what allows any water to drain from the bow to the bilge.
I too thought the dent in the flooring by the main bulkhead was due to the "compression post" sinking, but it doesn't look like that under the floor. The bottom of the floor at the bulkhead above the fiberglass tabbing looks smooth and solid. No sign of rot or discoloration. hmmm, nothing under the floor looks bad, albeit, to my untrained eye. I don't even see what I would call a "mast step" under that bulkhead, or any buildup of the bulkhead for a post. i'm not even sure its a true compression post. It looks like the weight of the mast etc is taken by that bulkhead, mostly on the starboard side, because the head door is not structural.
I've come to the conclusion that the bulkhead and mast support is basically solid, although I can think of a few improvements if I were ever to take it all apart and rebuilt it. I don't see the need for it now.