Question about tabbing under bulkhead between berths
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:57 am
I'm working on my friend's newly acquired PDQ 36.
We found quite a bit of water under the berths apparently from Hurricane Irma, as there was no water found when the survey was done a few months prior to the storm. It wasn't obvious how the water got there as there were no trails from above. There was broken tabbing under the plywood but no glass on the wood itself. The tabbing was unattached the entire length of the berths on both sides of the bulkhead. Is that by design or did it come loose?
My main question is why wasn't the partition between the berths glassed to the bridge deck? Was it because it would create a hard spot? If so, could it be done with a foam fillet? The core does not appear to be solid in that area of the bridge deck so maybe it is designed to float although it's obvious it has oil canned and the plywood has some rot and delamination from water damage.
There is an athwartship crack under the mast, which also needs attention, though it does not appear to be the cause of the leak. Has anyone experienced this problem?
It sounds like other owners have had leaks from the baby stay, which I'll inspect. The prior owner thinks water could be coming in from the midships forward locker, which has a leaky gasket and had water in the bottom of the locker. He thinks there is a space at the top of that locker that could be the cause of the leak.
Any insights into pinning down the cause of the leak and why the bulkhead is not firmly glassed to the bridge deck would be much appreciated.
Also, where can I an owner's manual for the PDQ 36?
We found quite a bit of water under the berths apparently from Hurricane Irma, as there was no water found when the survey was done a few months prior to the storm. It wasn't obvious how the water got there as there were no trails from above. There was broken tabbing under the plywood but no glass on the wood itself. The tabbing was unattached the entire length of the berths on both sides of the bulkhead. Is that by design or did it come loose?
My main question is why wasn't the partition between the berths glassed to the bridge deck? Was it because it would create a hard spot? If so, could it be done with a foam fillet? The core does not appear to be solid in that area of the bridge deck so maybe it is designed to float although it's obvious it has oil canned and the plywood has some rot and delamination from water damage.
There is an athwartship crack under the mast, which also needs attention, though it does not appear to be the cause of the leak. Has anyone experienced this problem?
It sounds like other owners have had leaks from the baby stay, which I'll inspect. The prior owner thinks water could be coming in from the midships forward locker, which has a leaky gasket and had water in the bottom of the locker. He thinks there is a space at the top of that locker that could be the cause of the leak.
Any insights into pinning down the cause of the leak and why the bulkhead is not firmly glassed to the bridge deck would be much appreciated.
Also, where can I an owner's manual for the PDQ 36?