Warren Holybee
Active Member
A bit of backstory is necessary. When I bought Eliana, the interior had recently been refinished. It still smelled of varnish, and was gorgeous. Neither me or the surveyor noted anything wrong, however teak veneer had been used to cover and repair the sole, hiding some dry rot that was not removed or repaired first. I noticed it about 6 months later when the area went soft, and as the years went by it turned into a hole. I stopped the spread with treatment and sealing with epoxy, but now it is finally time to repair it properly.
The section in question is the area outside the head, and the doorway to the vee berth. I am trying to figure out how it comes out. I have removed the bungs over the screws. Whoever did the veneer did a good job and bungs go through the veneer to the screws, they didn't just put the veneer over top of it. I found no screws, just empty screw holes. On close inspection, it looks like this section of sole has shims under it (seen from the mast bucket) to level it after the distortion common in that area.
This section of sole seems to go under the head, and might go under the cabinet across as well. How would that be uninstalled/reinstalled? Removing the head is obviously not an option. And neither is removing the cabinet across. My thought is to cut it down the center, and remove it in two pieces, as long as there are not screws under the head that I can't get to. If it comes out in 2 pieces, I can still use it as a pattern for a new section.
Veneer has also been applied to the outside of the head, and maybe the cabinet. I need to cut about 3/4" of the bottom of that veneer (covered with trim later) to get the sole out.
There is a beam visible that is loose. There is no tabbing at all on it. I will need to evaluate that once I have better access to it. I don't think it is structural, just to support the sole, but I think it needs to be tabbed to the structure it is free from.
The bulkhead that forms the doorway to the vee berth is a sponge with no structure at all. There was a trim piece covering it that looked factory, but obviously was not. I am trying to figure out if this is structurally needed. If it is, I need to figure a repair. If not, I will be happy to not stub my toe there anymore.
I would love some pictures if anyone knows details of how this area goes together before I attack it with a saw later this week.
This is the area in question. I have removed the edge trim pieces.
Closeup of the hole, and rotted bulkhead. It is difficult to image this piece is structural. Assuming it was in good shape, there is almost no material between the lower horizontal part and the vertical part on the right.
Closeup of the beam with no tabbing.
Closeup of the edge under the cabinet. Not able to see in the picture, but I think (hope) the sole only goes under a veneer, and not under the cabinet itself.
Here you can see the shim at the seam between the two sole pieces. I removed shims that were around the mast bucket to hold the cover to the same level as the rest of the sole.
The section in question is the area outside the head, and the doorway to the vee berth. I am trying to figure out how it comes out. I have removed the bungs over the screws. Whoever did the veneer did a good job and bungs go through the veneer to the screws, they didn't just put the veneer over top of it. I found no screws, just empty screw holes. On close inspection, it looks like this section of sole has shims under it (seen from the mast bucket) to level it after the distortion common in that area.
This section of sole seems to go under the head, and might go under the cabinet across as well. How would that be uninstalled/reinstalled? Removing the head is obviously not an option. And neither is removing the cabinet across. My thought is to cut it down the center, and remove it in two pieces, as long as there are not screws under the head that I can't get to. If it comes out in 2 pieces, I can still use it as a pattern for a new section.
Veneer has also been applied to the outside of the head, and maybe the cabinet. I need to cut about 3/4" of the bottom of that veneer (covered with trim later) to get the sole out.
There is a beam visible that is loose. There is no tabbing at all on it. I will need to evaluate that once I have better access to it. I don't think it is structural, just to support the sole, but I think it needs to be tabbed to the structure it is free from.
The bulkhead that forms the doorway to the vee berth is a sponge with no structure at all. There was a trim piece covering it that looked factory, but obviously was not. I am trying to figure out if this is structurally needed. If it is, I need to figure a repair. If not, I will be happy to not stub my toe there anymore.
I would love some pictures if anyone knows details of how this area goes together before I attack it with a saw later this week.
This is the area in question. I have removed the edge trim pieces.
Closeup of the hole, and rotted bulkhead. It is difficult to image this piece is structural. Assuming it was in good shape, there is almost no material between the lower horizontal part and the vertical part on the right.
Closeup of the beam with no tabbing.
Closeup of the edge under the cabinet. Not able to see in the picture, but I think (hope) the sole only goes under a veneer, and not under the cabinet itself.
Here you can see the shim at the seam between the two sole pieces. I removed shims that were around the mast bucket to hold the cover to the same level as the rest of the sole.