mgardner
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2015
- Messages
- 55
- Location
- Canada
- Vessel Name
- Ex Squiggles, current Goin Baroque...soon to be???
- Vessel Make
- 1979 Mainship 34 MKI
Hello,
We purchased our 1979 Mainship Trawler with full knowledge of the cabin top repairs required this past August. After a couple months on the St John river, with winter looming, I have her home and almost covered up. The roof repairs have required a slightly larger winter shelter, but I avoided cutting most lumber and it will be reused for something else later.
I am proud of my cradle, which was built by copying another mainship one and cutting up the yard stands taht came with the boat.
I will try to keep a good record of the process for those who may want to try this on their own.Plan is to brace and jack from inside to get the camber/centerline back to factory then start at the front, excavating approx 18" wide sections, recoring and glassing, working to stern.Thinking of foam over balsa, resin impregnated wood where items mount. Comments and suggestions will be welcomed!
First question: Anyone done this know what thickness core material is in roof of the old mainships?
Thanks, Mike
We purchased our 1979 Mainship Trawler with full knowledge of the cabin top repairs required this past August. After a couple months on the St John river, with winter looming, I have her home and almost covered up. The roof repairs have required a slightly larger winter shelter, but I avoided cutting most lumber and it will be reused for something else later.
I am proud of my cradle, which was built by copying another mainship one and cutting up the yard stands taht came with the boat.
I will try to keep a good record of the process for those who may want to try this on their own.Plan is to brace and jack from inside to get the camber/centerline back to factory then start at the front, excavating approx 18" wide sections, recoring and glassing, working to stern.Thinking of foam over balsa, resin impregnated wood where items mount. Comments and suggestions will be welcomed!
First question: Anyone done this know what thickness core material is in roof of the old mainships?
Thanks, Mike