Water under the bed

[Marc Gershel]

Not really a guest,
Marc

[Bob]

Something fishy here. I can't believe that much damage in those conditions.
Marc

Believe it or not there is a 7'x10' hole where the berths used to be. Conditions had less to do with it than the repairs that set this up to happen.

[Ed Ellis]

FYI My 36 is hull #18, and the baby stay chainplate seems pretty inadequate (only 12" long with just 4 bolts to attach it to the bulkhead, and all are located up near where the water intrusion takes place & rots the bulkhead). To repair mine, I'm having a new one manufactored that's 24" long with 10 bolts. This will spread the load much further across the bulkhead, thus should prevent the need for future repairs and the kind of diaster Bob experienced.

The new chainplate is being custom manufactored by RigRite, Inc for $200. -- probably well worth the cost. See link below

http://www.rigrite.com

The baby stay chain plate was redesigned on newer versions of the 36 so these may have already been beefed up. Ed