mmackof
Member II
It would appear that there are two 1/2" thick soft iron braces/brackets/crescents (I'm certain that there is a proper word for these structures but the mind fails me at the moment) that are glassed into the hull spanning the cabin sole. One is below the bulkhead separating the galley from the settee area and one is aft of the mast step. They are intersected by a welded triangle in the center going forward, creating a base of support. I haven't looked under the glass that covers the base to see what else is there.
The aft piece sits too close to the monel tank to allow maintenance access. The iron is woefully rusted. So the question...are these included to support the cabin sole or is there some other greater purpose to their existence. I'm prone to cutting them out and replacing them with a g10 mockuip of similar design but positioning the rear one in slightly more favorable location; an inch or two forward from their present location.
Has anybody been here before?
Thoughts?
Illumination?
Thanks,
The aft piece sits too close to the monel tank to allow maintenance access. The iron is woefully rusted. So the question...are these included to support the cabin sole or is there some other greater purpose to their existence. I'm prone to cutting them out and replacing them with a g10 mockuip of similar design but positioning the rear one in slightly more favorable location; an inch or two forward from their present location.
Has anybody been here before?
Thoughts?
Illumination?
Thanks,