Tuesday, July 12, 2011

What Supports the Floor?

Got 60+ bungs into the mast. Amazing how many holes one sail track can create.

So, what does support the 13/16" thick floor boards? In a nutshell, floor joists. The joists are 2" thick by 1-3/4" wide. There's a stringer, fiberglassed into the hull, upon which the joists, running athwart, rest upon. The joists are fixed to the stringer by fiberglass.

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Looking forward and outboard on the starboard side. The stainless water tank is forward.

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Looking outboard at the floor support structure. Starting at the bottom are: (1) turn of the bilge for the fiberglass hull; (2) a stringer fiberglassed to the hull; (3) a floor joist that has been fiberglassed to both the stringer and the hull; and (4) a fixed portion of the floor.


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