by dpatrick » Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:14 pm
Thanks!
Surprisingly the wood came off pretty easy.
The plywood has me puzzled as well, maybe it’s to give something to fasten the step to, and the centerboard hardware. Or maybe as some have suggested to cover in discrepancies in placement of the compression tube.
I’m considering filling the void where the plywood was with chopped mat and filling it all with glass.
On a side note, the comp. post is accurately at the 11’ mark from transom to post. My mast was clearly not or just barely touching the the back of the post. There is enough movement to set the mast on the post now, I’m just not sure if I should try moving the mast base forward or not. Obviously that will change rig measurements if I do. I know my mast also is 24’ 2 1/2”, oday brochure says mast height is 24’ 11”. Now that is the Ds1, which doesn’t have the second floor, so it’s all a little confusing as to what the height should be. In any case I want to set the rig to have proper mast rake, which it didn’t have at all before all of this, so i’m inclined to nudge the mast step forward a little and see how it all works out, I can always move it back if I need to( but I’d really like the step to be supported on the compression post).
To backtrack a little, When I replaced the oak under the step, I made sure to measure everything and put the mast exactly where it was, knowing what I know now, I couldn’t be sure the p.o. who put the wood in there actually put it in the right place. It would be really helpful if there was a consensus on the measurement from transom/deck edge to the back of the mast step. My friend’s DS1 is 11’ exactly. Sorry if I’m rambling on too long!