There is some strange wood framing on the floor of my newly acquired DS2 that does not look like that it was something installed in the factory. The DS2 is O’Day built in 1975.
The framing consists for 2” x 2” wood laid out on the cuddy floor in the shape of the pi character (see below figure). There are 8” X 10” pieces of 1/4” plywood centered on the port and starboard pieces of 2” X 2”. It is all attached with stainless steel bolts or screws.
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BOW
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|| O || O ... Maststep
|| || X ... Plywood
X||X X||X || ... 2x2 wood frame
X||X X||X
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_Cuddy entrance_
Cockpit
STERN
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Does any one know why someone would install this?
Jonathan Knowles (jonathan_knowles-at-yahoo.com)