[Public-list] Rot in bulkheads beneath chainplates

[George Dinwiddie]

Rachel wrote:
> On Feb 18, 2007, at 1:15 PM, George Dinwiddie wrote:
> 
>>   Glassing in new knees should be relatively
>> straightforward.  You might want to make them longer, at the same time,
>> to spread the load over a larger contact with the hull.  Be sure to 
>> make
>> the knees butt tightly against the underside of the deck.
> 
> George,
> 
> Just curious why you specify that the knees should butt tightly up to 
> the deck?  I know that, for example, on the Triton, the knees are an 
> inch or so shy of the deck on purpose.  I would think that you would 
> want all of the upwards stress on the hull and not the deck.  Now I'm 
> not saying that they can't get anywhere near the deck, but (and maybe 
> I'm missing something here), I wouldn't think that it would be 
> something to necessarily strive for.

Because if there's space, the knees will pivot to fill it, pulling in on 
the sides of the hull.

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