[Rhodes22-list] RE: Is This Deck Compression

[David Culp]

Hi Mike:

The mast is stepped and the shrouds are hand-tight.  I noticed this before
the mast was stepped and can't tell any difference, before or after.  No
prepping has been done to the crack, I think it is just the photo
appearance.  I am watching it to see if it grows-so far so good.

Thanks,
David


>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:16:23 -0400
>From: "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is This Evidence of Deck Compression?
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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>David,

>Is the mast stepped?  Is there any downward pressure from the tabernacle
when these pix were taken?  Have you measured any >
deformation under load compared to unloaded (unstepped)?  I have an older
R22 ('81, old head design, no ports or hatches) and have NO > >creasing or
cracking at the bulkhead interface.

>Have you cleaned or prepped the area around the crack?  In both pix #2 & #3
there appears a lighter shading to the liner.  Is this evidence >of a
previous repair or just cleaning brought out by flash photo?

>Mike