cracked main sheet traveler blocks

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On a88C30 These blocks are glassed in to the cabin top and are showing more then stress cracks and I dont want to end up haveing a core problem in my roof has anty body fixed this problem I was thinking of cutting the blocks off and refinishing the top flat and mounting ss bracket . Catalina had no fix for me and little advice.If only Dave G was there he would no what to do. What do you guys think. JohnOLson
 
Mar 31, 2004
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What blocks are you talking about?

The only travler blocks that I know about are on top of the traveler track, and the track is bolted on top of two rather large hollow lumps of fiberglass with three bolts on each side. One of the three bolts goes through the track, the mounting block, and the headliner into the main cabin. The other two bolts are attached to a threaded piece of aluminum (or perhaps stainless (or so I hope)) that is glassed into the top of the mounting block. I think you are having problems with the deck organizer near the mast that turns the halyards from the base of the mast to go under the traveler. If so, these are also bolted to threaded pieces of metal that are glassed into the deck. To remove them, back the bolts out of the deck, and carefully wedge something (like a blunt chisel) between the bottom of the organizer and the deck. They are firmly bedded onto the deck with something like BoatLife, and they don't remove very easily. Once they are off, clean all of the goo from the top of the deck with something like MEK (be VERY careful). These deck organizers are available very reasonably from Garhauer Marine, and the Garhauer organizers will fit the hole pattern and the size of the mounting space on the deck. Don't forget to re-bed the organizer when you bolt it back down to the deck. Steve (Formerly) Alchemist #4764 "87 C-30 T
 
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The blocks I ment where the Glass blocks

that the traveler is bolted two I have found that the block has a brass plate inside but the problem is around the bace of the block and on the cabin top Im going to drill some holes and see if the blocks are wet inside or maybe some uncured epoxy? catalina sent me apicture of the pice but It dose not show the cabin core and what it is made of under the blocks.I would like to see glass but I dont no. JohnO
 
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That brings up a story ...

On my '87 C-30 I, I noticed black goop dripping from the acorn nut of the through bolt from the traveler track. When I took it out, a steady stream of water gushed out of the hole into the cabin. What the heck? Turns out that these mounting brackets are hollow, and both of them were FULL of water. I drained as much through the holes (on both sides), drilled a 3/8" hole into the bases of the mounts on the low sides, dried out the interior as much as possible (for several weeks), and filled the cavities with Great Stuff (expanding foam in a can). After I re-bedded the traveler track, things seemed to have stabilized. Don't know actually, as I sold the boat three years ago. Steve
 
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