CD 27 cabin sole alteration

[rwi4]

I've never had the pleasure of inspecting how the CD 27 cabin sole is constructed, but was wondering if it's possible to gain 2 inches of headroom by lowering the cabin sole along the length or area of foot traffic. Can this be done, and without dire consequences?

Hope to hear from someone with height issues,
Richard

[The Patriot]

I've never had the pleasure of inspecting how the CD 27 cabin sole is constructed, but was wondering if it's possible to gain 2 inches of headroom by lowering the cabin sole along the length or area of foot traffic. Can this be done, and without dire consequences?

Hope to hear from someone with height issues,
Richard

Call this an "informed guess." I am 6'2" and a bit, and I know what you're experiencing.

The sole is plywood with a teak-and-holly veneer. It is bonded to the GRP hull liner with screws and 5200 or similar. The problem is that the sole is at the turn of the bilge on either side as can be seen by the slanted sections outboard, so going lower means rapidly narrowing the sole itself, probably to the point where it becomes simply too narrow to be of practical use (mountain goats excluded, of course).

L. Francis once asked if there was anything worth doing below decks that required standing up.

[D Rush]

I recently bought a CD 25 that the previous owner (PO) cut out the cabin sole to gain 2 or 3 inches of head room. Kerrydeare is correct the cabin sole does narrow, at least on the CD25. The narrowing makes it impossible to turn your feet. So with the sole cut out I must have my feet pointing forward toward the bow or pointing toward the stern.
That's alot of leg twisting to change directions inside the cabin.
To remedy the PO's mistake of cutting out the cabin sole, I'm planning to fabricate a new cabin sole over the winter.
Personally I'd rather hunch over in the cabin than twist my legs into uncomfortable position.
I would not recommend cutting the cabin sole of a CD25 to anyone.
I know your boat is a CD27.