Anyone know what this is? (on a C-26)
Anyone know what this is? (on a C-26)
I found this as I was cleaning out more stuff. It looks like a bulkhead bracket but I can't see where it would go. If it is, I hope it's an extra. Thanks in advance.
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I don't know but I would look at galley to bulkhead area or the bulkhead acrass from head to v berth only a guess.
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I like it better myself, nice clean deck. Or course having twisted an ankle stepping down off my 79's raised foredeck..may color my thoughts..
As far as I can remember the 79's have a similar structure under the vberth , actually under the anchor locker that the 78's don't have, , with a hole it it too. Just nothing connected to it..
As far as I can remember the 79's have a similar structure under the vberth , actually under the anchor locker that the 78's don't have, , with a hole it it too. Just nothing connected to it..
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You can just see the 'stub' of it as on a C26 here. Looks like they had to change the forestay mount to a bow tang to accomodate adding the anchor locker..Due to the hole in it I always though this was a tab they molded in the hull to have a grab place for lifting the hull from the mold..I learn something every day here...
Well, Sauerleigh was correct. The bracket had been removed from beneath the fore stay. It also serves to help lock the deck to the hull. What's worse is that it appears that there was (is) a break in the deck itself. In the picture here, you can see a break line that goes from port to starboard, just above the triangular aluminum plate. From above, it's more of a hairline crack that appears to have been repaired. I never noticed this before. There is absolutely no indication of any repair on the hull, inside or out.
Could this be a stress fracture? I'm not sure that I can still find the PO to see if he knows the history. What do you think? I know that I will put the bracket back right away.
Could this be a stress fracture? I'm not sure that I can still find the PO to see if he knows the history. What do you think? I know that I will put the bracket back right away.
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The factory setup for the head stay bracket seemed like an afterthought. I've cut away a few inches of the plywood/glass member and plan add a SS plate bolted through the bow and then some SS links or a turnbuckle up to the a SS plate on the under side of the fore deck. It's on my to do list.
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