[Rhodes22-list] deck shape

[Goodness]

Haha! Strong back. Very small head!

Bob (palatka)

> On Aug 24, 2016, at 10:43 PM, Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Bob,
>    Why do I have a picture of you as Atlas?
> Chris G
> 
>> On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 9:29 PM, Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Graham:  Being the foolish and impatient type, i used my back, stood up
>> under the top pressing my back into it and put a 4x4 post with a cloth over
>> the top under it to support then tapped the compression post and bulkhead
>> in place with a mallet.  Then i tapped out the 4x4 and the compression post
>> was firmly in place.  Right or wrong, I didnt give it 2 minutes of though!
>> I was certain i had the base at the right height as i had made templates
>> before i deconstructed the rotten base.  I just assumed the wide span of
>> the fiberglass head liner was heavy and sagged.  My deck always remained
>> rock solid.
>> Bob (palatka)
>>> On Aug 21, 2016, at 9:08 AM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> BoB:
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the feedback. That is very helpful.
>>> Yes, I had unstepped the mast and there was no load on the deck - not
>> even
>>> snow. I made the new bulkhead pieces using the old ones as templates and
>>> placed them according to the fibreglass stubs that were in place to hold
>> the
>>> old pieces. Everything seems to be coming together properly so I am
>> pretty
>>> sure that the compression post base is in the correct place. The only
>>> difference is that the old base had been distorting under the force of
>> the
>>> compression post over the years so the new piece corrected for that
>>> accounting for perhaps as much as 1/2 inch in the drop of the cabin top.
>>> What did you use to raise the cabin top in order to reinsert the
>> compression
>>> post? How much force did it take?
>>> Thanks again,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Graham Stewart
>>> Agile. R22, 1976
>>> Kingston Ontario Canada
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
>> Behalf Of
>>> Goodness
>>> Sent: August 20, 2016 11:09 PM
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] deck shape
>>> 
>>> Graham:  i assume that your mast has remained unstepped during your
>>> restoration.
>>> Remember you have an inner hull so your cabin top has two layers. The
>> center
>>> of my cabin top interior dropped an inch immediately upon removing my
>>> compression post.  I had the floor bulkhead replaced within a week but
>> had
>>> to lift the inner lining up to get the compression post to fit back into
>>> place.  It is nice and tight and the deck is level and firm.  Fiberglass
>> is
>>> very flexible and strong. Make sure your base for the post is at the
>> proper
>>> height however.  Do you have an original bulkehad as well?  That helps
>> you
>>> guage that the compression post is in the right position.
>>> Good luck!
>>> 
>>> Bob (palatka)
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 20, 2016, at 7:25 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I am finally at the point in my restoration of Agile where am
>>>> installing the compression post and main bulkhead. However, it appears
>>>> that the cabin top has dropped by a full inch. I am left with the
>>>> choice of either jacking up the deck so that the compression post fits
>>>> or cutting the post back to fit the space. Does anyone know what the
>>>> implications might be if I gradually jack up the cabin top? Might I
>>>> crack the deck? Obviously I should have supported the cabin top when I
>>>> removed the post but I didn't think it would deform when there was no
>> load
>>> on it.
>>>> 
>>>> If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it. Otherwise I will
>>>> try to rais the top very gradually and if that seems to require more
>>>> than a moderate force I will live with the missing inch and tell
>>>> myself that I am still growing.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Graham Stewart
>>>> Agile. R22, 1976
>>>> Kingston Ontario Canada
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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