[Rhodes22-list] Cabin floor warp

[Rick]

Ken,

If those vertical pieces are what are generally called compression posts for
the mast, they should rest on the stringer they are next to.  It is hard to
tell from the pics whether there is enough room adjacent to the panel
resting on the stringer for the full depth of the posts to fit.  But if they
can fit, an easy fix would be to shorten the posts and set them on the
stringer.

Rick

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:37 AM, KenBates <btskend at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>  This repair happend last fall. A series of computer failures resulted in
> the loss of the photos I had taken.
> The recovery of some of those photos is motivation to post this story. It
> will be in segments as I hate to type! please note that this all happened
> last fall and the repairs are finished, suggestions are welcome, but its a
> done deal.
>   When I purchased Serenity I noticed that the cabin floor had a depression
> under the mast support post.
> I wasn't overly concerned as the boat overall was in much better condition
> the other boats I had been looking at. Having been sold on a Rhodes 22 by a
> chance encounter with an enthusiastic rhodes owner
> and having lost a boat by thinking about it for a day! I bought her gladly.
>   Preparing to launch her last spring (puchase in the middle of winter) I
> discovered that the floor had a "moustach" shaped distortion and that the
> two center stringers apeared to be raised higher than the rest of the
> floor.
> During the Summer I rebunked and refreshed the trailer.Being ready to
> believe that the sloppy half rotted bunks had let the bottom rest heavily
> on
> the keel roller and center guides causing the warp.
> At boat out time it was aparent that the hull had not changed shape and the
> trailer had ample clearance so
> I installed a couple of jacks between the cabin roof and the stringrers,
> plugged in a heater and let it set for a week with no change......... more
> later
> Ken
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31371371/floor.jpg
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31371371/floor2.jpg
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31371371/floor3.jpg
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