Have purchased an 87' 36 that has set on the hard for last 7 yearsnothing is an easy fix but chain plates port lites and genoa track on deck leaking, also will be rebeddinh all life stanchions in spring. I have found that part of fasteners on track are underneath the teak cabinetry in cabin. Is anyone aware of options or do I just hile saw access to the bolts.
Also boat has a 1 2 degree heal to port any ideas how to counter this or what causes the list.
Any thoughts would be appreciated
rebedding
Sat, 02/01/2020 - 15:38
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rebedding
I had some success accessing the towrail bolts by knocking the thin teak panels out towards the hull at the top of the inside of the cupboards, but a clean hole cut out, then glued back in place might be the neatest option to access the stantion bolts.
After a grounding in sand last summer we had a 1-2 degree list to port. Interestingly the sand took off all the paint on the bottom half meter of the keel, revealing two large fiberglass patches about 40 cm in circumference near the bottom on the port side only. While these could have been patches over blemishes in the lead (unlikely as it is poured into a mould), it appeared to be a fix to reduce the weight on the port side by the manufacturer.
Appartently Bristols that had this issue got fixed by putting lead into the cupboards on the starboard side. I bought some lead scrap (50 pounds) and cut an access hole into the forward wall of the space under the navigator's chair through the bottom of the drawers space and slid and stacked the lead into that space. This 'bandaid' solution actually worked pretty well. The list is probably 0.5 degrees now, less with the starboard water tank filled.
Kevin Lenard
"Firefly"
'91 C-36 Mk. "1.5" Tall Rig, Fin Keel, Hull #1120, Universal M-35 original (not "A" or "B")
CBYC, Scarborough, Lake Ontario, Canada