DONE compression post bulkhead repair

[skully]

hello to all.
well i did it! I decided to to cut out all the rot and sister in some new wood .

with the teak trim removed i started cutting. this was the view port side before


and this is what it looks like now. I took 1/2 painted mdo ply wood fit it into
the cut outs, then i glued, screwed,and bolted it all together with 3/4 on the aft side and more
1/2 in. on the forward.


I used the old tabs in the sandwich of ply wood. then caulked it.

and on the post area i used 3/4 ply and i upsized the bolts to 3/8

this was my first repair of this type . looks good time will tell ?

soon to be in salem harbor Ma. for the summer. sail on!!!
se ya !!

[rwdsr]

Good job!! And only you know where the boo - boo's are!  LOL

[Craig Weis]

Skully; A backing plate, lock washer, nut, and a nylock nut to hold up the compression post??
That's like a belt and suspenders...
"Say it ain't so" How much compression are you going to put on this poor thing?
How tight are you making the standing rigging?
Make 'em tight enough and you can push the mast through the bottom of the boat.
I see inspection plates port and starboard under the vee birth cushions.
Storage access? Good Idea.
You know, I'm looking at this and you would have made faster process
if you used a real 5 lb maul instead of a rubber jobby. He hehehehe.
Just pulling your leg. Really did a fine job.

skip.

[skully]

thanks skip

inspection plates were to just to get the job done and may come in handy later.
ya little over kill on the hardware. (:-)
skully

[Greene]

Nice work.  Congratulations on a job well done.  Now get to sailing her.

Mike