I have an O'day 26 Anniversary model imported to Thailand which I am totally renovating however I find at some time and seeming common with these boats that have deck stepped masts, the coachroof was insufficiently strong enough to support the weight and has caused sagging / compression problems at the coachroof and the hull.
It appears my boat is no exception and on investigation I found the saloon bulkheads had a poor glassed in repair made due to a large gap between the hull and bulkhead .
It is likely the superstructure was compressed down and pushed out the hull ? I now rectified all this problem with a mast compression post and re-glassed in the bulheads properly .
My question is - what bulkheads were originally glassed in ?? None of the other bulkheads appear to be properly glassed in / affixed to the hull ??
I have come to the conclusion that the boats hull / superstructure would be insufficiently rigid if bulkheads not properly fixed to the hull and therefore make it flexible !!
Any comments welcome
It appears my boat is no exception and on investigation I found the saloon bulkheads had a poor glassed in repair made due to a large gap between the hull and bulkhead .
It is likely the superstructure was compressed down and pushed out the hull ? I now rectified all this problem with a mast compression post and re-glassed in the bulheads properly .
My question is - what bulkheads were originally glassed in ?? None of the other bulkheads appear to be properly glassed in / affixed to the hull ??
I have come to the conclusion that the boats hull / superstructure would be insufficiently rigid if bulkheads not properly fixed to the hull and therefore make it flexible !!
Any comments welcome