[Public-List] Structural integrity of bow

[Glenn]

John

Where are the bolts physically located?

If they run along side the hull, at the toe rail, every 4" or so, then that is normal. Clamps the deck mold to the hull.  Actually these bolts should continue all the way to the transom.  If not, you would have a real big problem...no deck clamp.  

If they are randomly drilled down through the middle of foredeck, then something else is going on. Should be no need for bolts in that area.

Glenn
Dolce 318
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On Sep 20, 2013, at 4:16 PM, John Johnston <danceswithwood at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Hello - Am checking out Hull #69. Upon popping my head into the anchor locker I cam across a repair to the starboard hull above the waterline - approx 16" x 30". The repair seems pretty solid, if not entirely neat, but there are indications on the exterior of paint (or bondo) failure, possibly from flexing. Along with this, however, at the most forward interior area of the bow, there seems to be an undue number ( like 16) of bolts that connect hull to - deck? forestay attachment? Whatever is going on seems to be an effort to draw something together that doesn't want to close properly, by sheer number of bolts. The seam does not look fair, although it looks like it may once have been, and I wonder if it is connected to whatever stove the hull in in the first place. Anyone have thoughts on this? 
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