    
Lance Staughton
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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Monday, October 23, 2000 - 02:17 am: | |
Over the past year and a half I've watched some small cracks grow and radiate out from under the aluminum partner plates. This summer it became noticeably worse including the appearance of some lifting of the deck. If you see any cracks in this area fix immediately! What I have discovered is there is an alumunum plate(actually two) between the deck laminates(not marine ply). Water has gone down the mast into these tiny cracks and caused an ugly case of plate corrosion (the boat has been around salt water over the last five years). The aluminum has "grown" in height. Literally expanding upward and pushing downward on the starboard side where there is no head bulkhead. Thanks to the "conversation" here on the site I learned a few things about mast removal,numbering bolts(by the way that one bolt is threaded into the aluminum plate and never reaches the head bulkhead).I've just started this project as it involves cutting away some deck area because of some delamination and reglassing. Any body seen this before or am I the only lucky one? Is there any chance at all the S2 factory would have the plates. I'm sure not many people have inquired about that part although I'd probably like to go with some else. Who do I email at the factory and will I get any response? |
