Well, Happy New Year everyone. I've been reading here and there but haven't been posting. This has been a busy year so I haven't sailed as much as I wanted. I didn't even touch the Sirocco 15 this year....
My issue is due to a crack in the Companionway step on my 1977 Catalina 22. I feel that the step has cracked due to the weight of the keel pulling down on the winch. The fiberglass cracked as the wood underneath is rotten (see pics). So, in my unskilled opinion, I need to do a few things:
1. Remove the winch
2. Remove all rotten wood
3. Replace with good wood
4. Fix the fiberglass
I did some searching and didn't find much. Any advice/links are welcome. I know I need to get this done correctly as this is a very critical part of the keel system so I'm starting research for Spring now.
I haven't done this type of work before so no suggestion is insulting!
My main question has to do with how to ensure the new wood properly supports the keel winch. I'm just not sure how it will tie into the boat.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this?
Thank everyone.
My issue is due to a crack in the Companionway step on my 1977 Catalina 22. I feel that the step has cracked due to the weight of the keel pulling down on the winch. The fiberglass cracked as the wood underneath is rotten (see pics). So, in my unskilled opinion, I need to do a few things:
1. Remove the winch
2. Remove all rotten wood
3. Replace with good wood
4. Fix the fiberglass
I did some searching and didn't find much. Any advice/links are welcome. I know I need to get this done correctly as this is a very critical part of the keel system so I'm starting research for Spring now.
I haven't done this type of work before so no suggestion is insulting!
My main question has to do with how to ensure the new wood properly supports the keel winch. I'm just not sure how it will tie into the boat.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this?
Thank everyone.
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