[Rhodes22-list] John Shulick said, "...

[Tootle]

John said, "Luis, One possible way to reinforce the cabin/deck and carry the
load from the shroud to the hull would be to re-locate/fabricate a bulkhead
even with the mast and cut to form fit the interior. the joint would have to
be glassed in along its' entire length and it should be cut in a symmetrical
fashion so there would be no distortion in loads when tacking port to
starboard. To install this you would lose the head and probably have to
re-design the interior as well. If you could consider a compromise would you
consider moving the shrouds to the corner where the cabin walls meet the
deck. Because of the flair in our hull it would be much easier and less
intrusive to make a pair of brackets to go from the new chainplate to the
hull by tying in the space between the deck and hull. The WEAK POINT of this
is if your glasswork on the joint is NOT PERFECT the loading from the mast
could rip the chainplate through the deck so be prepared."

John, would it be easier to just build a new 2008 boat?  Go visit Stan at
Annapolis next weekend.  Drive through the last of a a free America.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
addendum:  "Ship’s Figurehead: Decorative dummy found on sailboats usually
referred to as the Captain."
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