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Date Posted: - Tuesday - 07/21/09 - 1:40am
Author: Randall, Murre, M31
Subject: mizzen sinks, but not the boat!
In reply to: David Barrow 's message, "mizzen is sinking, Help!" on - Monday - 07/20/09 - 8:23pm

David, I had very similar issues on Murre years ago. As you mention, because the mizzen step is over the engine, it wasn't supported into the hull at the factory. I've sailed Murre hard and found in the first year after I got the boat that the deck and cockpit well under the mizzen were separating, especially as I cranked down on the sail in fresh breezes.

Many of us have added into-hull support directly under the mizzen on either side of the engine. None of us have done an article specifically on this issue, but if you'll check out some of the photos in my cockpit article, you'll get the general idea.

Here: http://www.marineryachts.com/projects/murre/cockpit/Cockpit%20Footwell%20Rebuild.htm

See especially image 010.

I sailed Murre as a sloop, mostly, for quite some time before I could afford this work. This is the advantage of a ketch afterall: you don't have to use all your sail to look like a proper yacht.

Good Luck,

RR

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