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Chris Hill

typhoon compression post?

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I would first like to say that this page is wonderful! Thanks! I recently purchased a 1984 typhoon and am wondering if anybody has successfully installed a compression post under the mast in a weekender? If so, how did you do it?



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John Danicic

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Chris Hill wrote: I would first like to say that this page is wonderful! Thanks! I recently purchased a 1984 typhoon and am wondering if anybody has successfully installed a compression post under the mast in a weekender? If so, how did you do it?
I installed a post in my Typhoon, (1975 hull # 911) last fall. First I installed an oak beam 3x3 inches. This beam runs across the mast plate on the ceiling from wall to wall. Then I cut an oak post, 2x2 inch, and installed it at a slant from forward (so that my head can remain) to the beam directly under the mast. This post has a metal jack screw on the bottom like you would find in a basement jack. This screw sits on another oak plate that runs along the cabin floor behind the head. I varnished the whole deal and added some brass hooks to dry lines from on the beam. The system works well and can be adjusted to fit tight. It has solved my sagging cabin problem with minimal disruption to the cabin interior.
Make sure you install it with the mast down. Write if you have questions.



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