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Lucky Dog, You know.....after thinking about it, your explanation sounds very logical to me. Seems to me the bulkheads were never meant to be a major load bearing area since a thin 3" strip of fiberglass bonded to the bottom of a piece of wood would never hold up to very much, although the...

Thanks PDX It would seem to make sense that it would be cored with something, but seems I read it might be foam. Knowing which might lead to a simpler way of repairing the damage. The thread you sent shows the three cross members which support the mast, however, mine isn't cracked, just...

Mast step on E-35' III Thanks Lucky Dog, I appreciate the input. As you probably know the mast step on the 35' III looks like a 2x10" fiberglassed board, about 24" long and contoured to the bottom of the bilge area. It lays on its edge and there are 3 or them in a row with a few inches of...

I'm a new member and presently searching for a sailboat in the 35' range. I've located a 1984 Ericson III which seems to need a lot of TLC, but my surveyor found that the bulkhead which separates the salon and head, and the ajoining bulkhead on the opposite side of the salon were both pulled...