[frers-list]Mast Step
Richard Saunders
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Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:18:40 -0700 (PDT)
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I seem to recall years ago a pretty elaborate write up of a mast step repai=
r complete with photos, and I'm pretty sure in was either on=A0our website =
or on this discussion board.=A0 But I can't find it now. =A0From Bob Ames' =
description below of their fix on Windswept 3, I wonder if it was his write=
up.=A0 If it was, and he still has the photos, it'd be something worth post=
ing on our website.=0A=0ADick Saunders=0A=0A=0A=0A_________________________=
_______=0AFrom: Kurt Hudson <kurthudson@lc-anderson.com>=0ATo: frers-list@l=
ists.frers33.com=0ASent: Monday, August 3, 2009 11:16:54 AM=0ASubject: RE: =
[frers-list]Mast Step=0A=0AHow's Windswept doing? Good to hear from you...w=
e miss racing you guys. =0A=0A-----Original Message-----=0AFrom: frers-list=
-admin@lists.frers33.com=0A[mailto:frers-list-admin@lists.frers33.com] On B=
ehalf Of Bob A.=0ASent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 7:13 PM=0ATo: frers-list@li=
sts.frers33.com=0ASubject: [frers-list]Mast Step=0A=0AA weak mast step appe=
ars to be a common problem with the 33's....Carroll=0AMarine did not do a g=
ood job with constructing this area.=0AOur solution with #33 ( Windswept 3)=
was to peel off the top skin of the=0Astep from the forward bunk bulkhead =
all the way to the bilge sump, remove=0Athe soggy plywood that was supposed=
to be the structural filler, and replace=0Ait with high density foam set o=
n edge.=0AAny voids were filled with filled resin and glass strands. That w=
hole length=0Aof that box became one stiff unitized structural beam.=0AA ne=
w fiberglass top skin was laid, faired, and painted so it looked=0Aoriginal=
.=0AWhile we were at it, woven roving was bonded to the shower sump and the=
=0Aunder-sink sump.=0AThere was a major improvement in supporting the mast =
load and keeping the=0Arig taught, and it's impervious to water seepage / r=
ot for as long as the=0Aboat lasts.=0A=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Bob Ames.=0A=0A=0A=0A__________________=
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:10pt"><DIV>I seem to recall years ago a pretty elaborate write up of a mas=
t step repair complete with photos, and I'm pretty sure in was either on&nb=
sp;our website or on this discussion board. But I can't find it now. =
From Bob Ames' description below of their fix on Windswept 3, I wonde=
r if it was his writeup. If it was, and he still has the photos, it'd=
be something worth posting on our website.</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DI=
V>Dick Saunders</DIV>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,=
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>=0A<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Kurt Hudson <k=
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ONT><BR>How's Windswept doing? Good to hear from you...we miss racing you g=
uys. <BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A href=3D"mailto:frers-li=
st-admin@lists.frers33.com" ymailto=3D"mailto:frers-list-admin@lists.frers3=
3.com">frers-list-admin@lists.frers33.com</A><BR>[mailto:<A href=3D"mailto:=
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ymailto=3D"mailto:frers-list@lists.frers33.com">frers-list@lists.frers33.c=
om</A><BR>Subject: [frers-list]Mast Step<BR><BR>A weak mast step appears to=
be a common problem with the 33's....Carroll<BR>Marine did not do a good j=
ob with constructing this area.<BR>Our solution with #33 ( Windswept 3) was=
to peel off the top skin of the<BR>step from the forward bunk bulkhead all=
the way to the bilge sump, remove<BR>the soggy plywood that was supposed t=
o be the structural filler, and replace<BR>it with high density foam set on=
edge.<BR>Any voids were filled with filled resin and glass strands. That w=
hole length<BR>of that box became one stiff unitized structural beam.<BR>A =
new fiberglass top skin was laid, faired, and painted so it looked<BR>origi=
nal.<BR>While we were at it, woven roving was bonded to the shower sump and=
the<BR>under-sink sump.<BR>There was a major improvement in supporting the=
mast load and keeping the<BR>rig taught, and it's impervious to water
seepage / rot for as long as the<BR>boat lasts.<BR><BR>  =
; &nb=
sp; Bob Ames.<BR><BR><BR><BR>_________________________=
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