HughHarv
Hugh
Hello,
I'm a new Ericson 39 project boat owner with a design question. I removed many overhead panels while inspecting the boat and noticed that there are four flat bars of stainless steel strapping on each side of the boat under the deck. Two pass through the bulkheads forward of the galley and two pass through the cockpit bulkhead far outboard of the cockpit. They look like longitudinal bracing for the deck? It appears as though I've got a couple of missing straps (see attached images) and I want to find out how critical this is to structural integrity, any ideas?
Thanks.
I'm a new Ericson 39 project boat owner with a design question. I removed many overhead panels while inspecting the boat and noticed that there are four flat bars of stainless steel strapping on each side of the boat under the deck. Two pass through the bulkheads forward of the galley and two pass through the cockpit bulkhead far outboard of the cockpit. They look like longitudinal bracing for the deck? It appears as though I've got a couple of missing straps (see attached images) and I want to find out how critical this is to structural integrity, any ideas?
Thanks.