The scene of the crime!
The scene of the crime!
John G.
Valhalla
Commander No 287
A closer look. It does look like the core has been compromised.
John G.
Valhalla
Commander No 287
The mast step seems to be in very good shape.
The cracks in the deck under it don't look so good. Gotta be a rotten deck.
On the inside, I really don't think your problem has anything to do with the compression post itself. You should be able to chisel out the old wedge-shaped pad at the top of the post and pound a new one into place.
Then re-core the deck leaving the bottom skin in place.
In any event, I took another look at my cabin sole. It looks like there was a seperate section of flooring installed around the post (between the two bilge hatches) about 4 "planks" wide.
This might explain how they installed the post with the deck on.
CommanderPete,
Yup, that is my conclusion as well. I am still chicken about doing exposed glass work. I glassed in the holes fom my old VDO skeg and Display head, and neither were pretty but they work. It's not that I don't know how to do it but I want to know what the cost is of having it pretty. He has done other work for me and does a very nice job.
When he went over the coach roof, he said it sounded good with the mallet, but that his meter picked up several wet spots. So I am waiting for his quote.
I aw the junction of the floor. I think that they tabbed the pad to the roof simply to keep it from moving around. That way they could pick up the entire roof - deck molding and just drop in place after the did the furniture and placed the post. Just a guess, but it makes sense.
John G.
Valhalla
Commander No 287