Depressed Typhoon fore-deck question

[Skip Griffin]

For the past few months, I have been looking in the MA to Ches. Bay area for a used Typhoon. Many of the boats I have seen have a depressed fore-deck, presumably from over-tightening shrouds/stays. I would guess the condition can be stabilized with a step to keel post. My question is, can this condition be reversed (i.e. with a screw jack), to eliminate the depression and the associated pooling of water? Any ideas/suggestions? Perhaps this question has been previously addressed - I had difficulty with the search function. Thanks. Skip Griffin



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[Bill Goldsmith]

Couldn't resist.

Seriously, this issue has been addressed on the board many times. I am not a Ty owner but I do believe a compression post can be fitted nicely to solve this problem.

Unfortunately the search function is operating so slowly it times out on my machine and cannot be used. Walt and Catherine: Is there a browser setting that will keep it from timing out while waiting for the search function?

Gotta get those Tys smiling again!!! 8^)

Bill Goldsmith
CD27
Second Chance

For the past few months, I have been looking in the MA to Ches. Bay area for a used Typhoon. Many of the boats I have seen have a depressed fore-deck, presumably from over-tightening shrouds/stays. I would guess the condition can be stabilized with a step to keel post. My question is, can this condition be reversed (i.e. with a screw jack), to eliminate the depression and the associated pooling of water? Any ideas/suggestions? Perhaps this question has been previously addressed - I had difficulty with the search function. Thanks. Skip Griffin

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[Jim Sullivan]

For the past few months, I have been looking in the MA to Ches. Bay area for a used Typhoon. Many of the boats I have seen have a depressed fore-deck, presumably from over-tightening shrouds/stays. I would guess the condition can be stabilized with a step to keel post. My question is, can this condition be reversed (i.e. with a screw jack), to eliminate the depression and the associated pooling of water? Any ideas/suggestions? Perhaps this question has been previously addressed - I had difficulty with the search function. Thanks. Skip Griffin

I believe that the problem associated with "a depressed fore deck" is not primarily due to over tightening of the stays but rather the lack of adequate support below the mast step. I had a '73 Ty with exactly the problem that you describe. However, the '71 Ty which I currently own does not have the problem. The '71 has considerably larger support knees compared to the '73 which I owned. A few years ago, I was told that the larger support knees were available. The '71 does not have a headliner unlike the '73. Many have recommended adding a compression post directly below the mast step and extending it to the keel. This appears to be a good solution to stabilizing the problem, however, I do not know if the process of jacking below and installing this post can completely reverse the sagging of the fore deck. It certainly can eliminate the condition from getting worse. I would caution from trying to jack excessively at one time--you might try using a jack a little at a time to gently raise the depressed area and then install the compression post. I have never installed a compression post on my '71 Ty mainly because the foredeck does not appear to be sagging and I do not want to lose the space below as this is where my porta-potti is located. I would suggest trying to locate the larger support knees (braces) used on the earlier Typhoons as an option to the compression post. In any event, you might want to try gently raising the sagging area with a jack followed by installation of larger support knees and/or a compression post.



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