Re: Bow locker floor replacement.....
James Alton
Oliver,
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Thank you for taking the time to add your wisdom to the discussion. I am very happy with the heavily glassed fibreglass tubes in my boat such as the cockpit drains. It is so nice that by making the drains essentially as strong as the hull that there is no need for the complication of valves, hoses, clamps and the normal type connections. The chain pipe on Sueno also appears to be heavily glassed and very strong. I can imagine that in the case of a chain ball or some other snag that suddenly stopped a rapid chain deployment that the forces could be very high on the locker floor. A strong chain pipe could serve as a compression member to transfer the loads to the underside of the deck, great engineering IMO. I agree with the original Amel design in making all of these critical tubes strong and if I ever have to rebuild my chain locker, I will certainly restore the original amount of strength or more. Best, James Alton SV Sueno Maramu #220
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