Hello everyone,
Sorry to be dominating the forum lately, I sure appreciate everyone's input and expertise. As mentioned previously I have some mast compression happening with my 1978 Cal 2-25. I purchased last August and at the time the door into the head/v-berth was a bit difficult to slide. Now I cannot close it. I'm attaching pics of what I'm seeing. There is definitely a soft spot near the mast, mainly on the starboard side. Also signs of water intrusion below the header near the compression post.
Trying to figure out how to attack this. Is it a matter of getting the mast down, cutting the deck open, removing the wet material, and building it back up? My main goal is to stop any further compression. I can live (I think) with the 1/4" or so that's happened so far but am not sure if I need to do anything with the base of the compression post?
Any and all recommendations are welcomed!
Kindest Regards,
Dave
Sorry to be dominating the forum lately, I sure appreciate everyone's input and expertise. As mentioned previously I have some mast compression happening with my 1978 Cal 2-25. I purchased last August and at the time the door into the head/v-berth was a bit difficult to slide. Now I cannot close it. I'm attaching pics of what I'm seeing. There is definitely a soft spot near the mast, mainly on the starboard side. Also signs of water intrusion below the header near the compression post.
Trying to figure out how to attack this. Is it a matter of getting the mast down, cutting the deck open, removing the wet material, and building it back up? My main goal is to stop any further compression. I can live (I think) with the 1/4" or so that's happened so far but am not sure if I need to do anything with the base of the compression post?
Any and all recommendations are welcomed!
Kindest Regards,
Dave
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