[Public-List] Structural integrity of bow

[Bill Woodford]

Speaking to the issue of the large # of bolts, I removed my stem head
fitting this year in order to replace the wooden bow piece.  Yes, there are
a large number of bolts in the bow.  Many of them were apparently used to
attach the stem head fitting to the hull, there are others attaching the
wood piece to the deck and of course, the hull to deck ones as well.  I'd
be more concerned to hear they were not present.

It was a pain in the posterior to remove the stemhead fitting.  Obviously a
two man job.  (Four if you count the guys standing around drinking beer)

Woody
US 11


On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Glenn <brooks.glenn at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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
> Sent from my iPad
>
> 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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