[JasonParticipant]

And because doing everything topside isn’t enough…..
Having Read Spar Wars’ and others comments about the mast stepconstruction/degradation, and knowing just how often and how much water has sat in our bilge over the years, I think it’s time to take a look down there. I think I have a solid feel on how to repair it if damaged; can you give me a good idea of how to know what sort of shape it’s in? Or is it just: cut away the glass and take a look.

Additionally, when screwing down my new floors, I noticed that it felt like the screws weren’t biting into anything at all. What’s supposed to be in those other cross-hull sections, has anyone else ever dug in to check their integrity, and is there a non-destructive way of taking a peek?

Thanks again for all the help. I swear I’ll finish this…some year or another…

[JasonParticipant]

Chris,
We’ll have to make a swing at it! The boat is on the hard on Solomons Island, so we’re really not that far. Any chance of sending a photo or 2?

[JasonParticipant]

Thanks a ton for the replies so far.

Some more info I ought to have supplied: much/most of our sailing is just the wife and I, so I certainly have a preference for choices (like an autopilot) that make that more manageable.

As for job tracks: how long, and where? So I hear you suggesting cabintop for, I assume, the #3: where would you suggest they start and end? Same question for the outboard tracks.

Thanks!

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