[alberg30] Support Beam

[Guy Lalonde]

From: Guy Lalonde <lalondegc at videotron.ca>

George,

> The normal mast sag of the newer boats is the inner pan sagging under the
> weight of the bulkhead.  The fix for that involves cutting an
> access in the vertical part at the entrance to the forepeak
> and glassing in better support.

I think you're right about the inner pan sagging. I was looking it over on
the weekend and found it was not very stiff at the doorway. Then I looked
underneath and saw there was core material attached to the underside of the
pan but there seem to be very little fiberglass on the underside of the core
(the bilge side). I'm going back to the boat this weekend and will have a
closer look.

> The bulging of the overhead is probably due to core rot from
> water infiltrating the balsa core of the cabin top.

I suspect core rot on the mast step area and plan on repairing it. I'm not
overly concerned about aesthetics for now (so I'll do it from the top)
because my long term plan is to paint the deck and re-do the anti-skid areas
with an anti-skid additive. I already have two "flavors" of anti-skid; in
some areas it is the original and other areas where core was replaced by the
previous owner has a "sponged-in" gelcoat finish whose color does match the
rest.

Thanks George.

Guy.
Cyrena #466

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