by bfvsforever » Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:17 pm
Hi, yes I have found a solution, Roger Conrad showed me how he repaired his. He wrote a book on how to repair the Daysailer, he also has a web site, I ordered his book and CD. I recommend the CD as the pictures are digital and much clearer than in the book. The repair consists of cutting inspection ports in the cuddy bulkhead to access the area behind the seat back on each side, there is a wood strip that is glassed in to hold the screws. It eventually rots and will no longer hold the screws. The fix is to drill all the way through and use stainless steel screws with fender washers and nuts to go into the hull accessable through the inspection ports that you are going to cut in. Again I recommend the CD as it shows the location of the ports and the finished repair. Good Luck, Bob Tuttle
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