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Well I discovered something new while re-bedding all my deck hardware on my MkV. At first I was surprised when I removed the nuts from the jib tracks etc. only to find locknuts and no washers. I passed this off as mid 80's C&C cost reductions. While drilling out the bolt holes I found resistance in the composite sandwich just before the drill bit punched through and when it did it spit out some metal filings. The next hole I drilled only to resistance then had a look inside. Voila! A strip of aluminum or thin stainless just inside the lower most skin of fiberglass below the balsa core. To save money C&C laid down a strip of metal in the composite. I guess it made assembly quicker too. Smart. I drilled all the holes only to the aluminum backing, pugged and epoxy filled as per usual but I installed new stainless washers on the bolts anyway. What the hell, they're cheap.
Brent Driedger
S/V Wild Rover
C&C 27 MkV #15
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Brent Driedger
S/V Wild Rover
C&C 27 MkV #15
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