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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 07/05/2006 :  20:59:59  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Previously I had installed a pair of stainless clips to hold the pop top frame on the deckhead aft of the steps.
During the A/C install, I realized that putting the pop top frame in with the restricted access caused by the new bulkhead, I needed a better way to hold the frame.

Here's my solution:

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I made two holders from a piece of 1 1/2" poly pipe.



Here's the port side holder in place, the arrow indicates where the frame leg goes.


The stbd holder is further aft than the port one, makes it easy to put the frame in it's new storage one leg at a time.

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Paul.
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PO C250WB 2005 Sail # 841.


Moved up to C34 Eximius

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Response Posted - 07/05/2006 :  21:04:18  Show Profile
Paul, where is the area of the second picture?
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Response Posted - 07/05/2006 :  21:07:33  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Tom, that second pic is taken from aft of the galley facing port. You can just see the top of the port step tube and the keel block and tackle.

Paul
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Response Posted - 07/05/2006 :  21:12:41  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by britinusa</i>
<br />You can just see the top of the port step tube and the keel block and tackle.
Paul
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That's what through me off, I've never seen the Keel Block on a WB.
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Response Posted - 07/06/2006 :  12:50:45  Show Profile
Cool Paul! What size screws are those that you used to attach the pipe? I assume they are self tapping?
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Response Posted - 07/06/2006 :  13:50:48  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Kevin,
they are 1/2" self tapping round heads so less than 3/8" of the thread engages the cabin deckhead. On our boat, the deckhead is hollow in that area.
Currently with the legs in the new tubes, I'm using a piece of cord and lashing the crossbar of the frame to the keel pully with a reef knot.

I see a bungee in the future here

paul
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