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Date Posted: - Sunday - 01/ 7/07 - 7:19pm
Author: Pete
Author Host/IP: c-67-183-217-212.hsd1.wa.comcast.net / 67.183.217.212
Subject: Rebuild sequence
In reply to: Randall, M31, Murre 's message, "Sequence on Murre" on - Wednesday - 08/ 9/06 - 9:57pm

Randall, would you be able/willing to either email me or post an image taken from the interior of your cabin that shows the cabin side butt block? -- I'm wondering how it looks as I am doing the same project now. -- I am also wondering how much "camouflage" it may require.

Many thanks, Pete

"Obviously you’ll only have access to 4 x 8 sheets for the cabin side, so will have to decide were to put the seam. We put it at the split in the split cabin—i.e. where the cabin goes from being raised to not raised. On the inside of the seam we installed a butt block of 1” by something or other mahogany."

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[> [> [> Cabin Sides Butt Block -- Randall, Murre, M31, - Monday - 01/ 8/07 - 4:00pm (64-161-221-132.opentable.com/64.161.221.132)

Here you go. The attached photo is of the interior of the new cabin side, port side facing forward. You can see that the cabin sides joint (under the butt block) is just forward of the step for the raised cabin.

The block is approximately 3” wide (maybe 4”) and about 1” thick. It extends all the way down to the bottom of the drip rail, but has a small notch cut out lengthwise so that my electrics for the main mast radio antennae can pass through on their way forward, and water (if things are going badly) can pass aft. The piece is glued and then screwed to the cabin sides from the exterior. This leaves the interior sides of the block looking clean.

One might ask why the block wasn't bolted as were the butt blocks at the joints of the old deck. The answer would be that we applied several layers of 1.5 oz glass over the whole of the cabin side's exterior, which means the butt block isn't carrying all the joint's strength.

The wood is Santa Maria (somewhat similar to Mahogany). I painted the interior of the cabin sides white, but varnished the butt block as it’s a pretty nice looking piece and matches the other structure and trim pieces of the cabin interior.

Remember, you can click on the below image to enlarge it.

Hope this helps,

RR

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