aardvarkash10 820 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Stepping Out is a 10m Spencer Saraband. For about 10 years, she has had a longitudinal crack on the inside of the cabintop. It is offset from the centreline of the yacht and looks to be where two sheets of ply have been joined. The cabin top looks to be two layers of 12mm ply laminated with offset joins (as you would expect). The crack is not visible on the outside. It makes creaking noises when the rig loads up... I'm looking for a boatbuilder to give advice on repair. I'd love to think its a simple grind/glue/glass and paint, but I want to be sure. Pointers to a reliable practical reasonable trademan would be appreciated. The yacht is located in Clevedon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,089 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Richard Edlin. 021416531, Or BNG on here... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 820 Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 Forgot to add, she will likely be hauled at Panmure in the next couple of months for repaint and will be available there for assessment and any work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 454 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 You can fix just about anything on a ply boat with 40 grit and grinder 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 99 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Just do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 820 Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 38 minutes ago, Psyche said: You can fix just about anything on a ply boat with 40 grit and grinder Pretty much the advice a surveyor just gave me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,089 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 OK, that's a different question. Post some pics of the damage and area of flex, and we can post some repair ideas? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 325 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Grind it Glass it Fair it Paint it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muzza 18 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 This is quite a common problem with staggered butt joints, this means that where each one of these joints is the cabin top is only as strong as a single layer of plywood. These butt joints actually create a stress riser making these cracks show. My solution would be to use a router with a batten as a guide to rout out about 50mm each side of the crack x 3mm deep and fill with epoxy and glass. Raking out the butt joint and filling with epoxy would make the job even stronger. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 820 Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Thanks Muzza - that is essentially the plan. Been trying to get on the hard for a few weeks now but life and slow moving yard jobs are conspiring against us. Depending on how motivated I feel, the plan is to cut out the full depth of the sheet about 100mm each side of the butt, epoxy in a new section, glass over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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