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20dauntless
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 879 City/Region: Mercer Island and Decatur Island
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Retriever and Nordic Tug 37
Photos: Retriever
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject: Kayak Rack Installation Help |
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I am planning on carrying two, 11 foot Ocean Kayaks with me this summer. I already have Thule J-Racks that can be used for the car so I'm planning using these on the boat. My plan is to install four, nine inch stainless handrails (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NI1EM2) horizontally on the cabin top to mount these J-Racks. These will act like cross boars on a car.
The studs on the handrails will be through bolted and backed with something, not sure exactly what yet. Would a 12" x 3" piece of 1/2" thick starboard be sufficient? Should I use stainless steel instead? Do I risk damaging the cabin top regardless of how I back it? Any other ideas?
Thanks for the help. |
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Matt Gurnsey Dealer
Joined: 11 Nov 2008 Posts: 1532 City/Region: Port Orchard
State or Province: WA
Photos: Kitsap Marina
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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The 22' Cruiser top is already cored, so a large stainless fender washer should suffice. Be sure to apply sealant to the holes, because the coring is balsa.
Alternately, you could hog out some of the balsa, refill with epoxy and redrill the hole so that there is an epxoy barrier between the hole and the balsa. _________________ Matt Gurnsey
Kitsap Marina
www.kitsapmarina.com
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20dauntless
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 879 City/Region: Mercer Island and Decatur Island
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Retriever and Nordic Tug 37
Photos: Retriever
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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Matt,
I emailed C-Dory several weeks ago to ask about coring in the cabin top. Here is part of their response, "...the hard top on your boat is solid glass. It should be ¼ to 3/8 inch thick. Thickness may very do to the use of a chopper gun to build this part..."
So, does anyone know for sure? If it is cored I will take the balsa out and replace with epoxy, but this job would be a whole lot quicker and easier if it wasn't cored. |
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Jazzmanic
Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 2231 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Our 2008 CD-22 is definitely cored. _________________ Peter & Caryn
C-Dancer - 2005 22' Cruiser 2005-2017
Island Time - 2018 Ranger Tug 23 2017-2022
Email: pjamero@gmail.com |
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Matt Gurnsey Dealer
Joined: 11 Nov 2008 Posts: 1532 City/Region: Port Orchard
State or Province: WA
Photos: Kitsap Marina
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting- because the hard top I saw being laid up at the plant was cored. But it may not be cored in all areas.
If not cored, a backing block may be prudent, depending on the weight and forces applied to the mounts. |
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20dauntless
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 879 City/Region: Mercer Island and Decatur Island
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Retriever and Nordic Tug 37
Photos: Retriever
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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Alright, after searching through some old threads it was tough to find any type of pattern regarding which boats have core in the cabin top and which don't. These handrails will be mounted on the sections of the top that are outboard of the factory handrails. I emailed the factory again to see if they could add anything about that specific area and am waiting for a reply.
In the meantime I am going to assume that it does have core. Would Marine Tex work well for sealing the core, or is there another product that would work better? Regardless of whether or not there is core, I plan on using a backing plate. |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20815 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Many of the C Dory products will have the center of the top (raised portion) cored and the side areas not cored-and visa versa. For example my 25 has the center not cored, and the Tom Cat cored. My recollection is that my 22 had the center area cored, like the Tom Cat...
Yes, Marine Tex can be used to line the hole in the core--especially if you route out a small amount of core.
As I understand what you are doing, most of the load will be downward on the top--not upward. I probably would make some 2" discs out of cutting boards from Wal mart--if you don't have Starboard--and put one above and one under the hand rails. I have put these hand rails on all of my C Dories as extra hand grips.
My question about how you are putting these railings on, is: will the rack clear the center of the C Dory top--or is each Kayak and its mount going to be offset to the side? _________________ Bob Austin
Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
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20dauntless
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 879 City/Region: Mercer Island and Decatur Island
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Retriever and Nordic Tug 37
Photos: Retriever
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the help Bob. The racks won't have to clear the top of the cabin top. Since we have the high top and a radome mounted directly to it, it would be difficult to get a rack all the way over.
Here is a quick mockup of the idea, hopefully it will be a little easier to understand than me trying to explain it.
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Alli Cat
Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 27 City/Region: Anchorage
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Alli Cat
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Retriever, this is the same install I have in the works on my Tomcat. After one season without a permenant rack, this should make load and unloading a breeze.
Fred _________________ Fred and Allison |
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20dauntless
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 879 City/Region: Mercer Island and Decatur Island
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Retriever and Nordic Tug 37
Photos: Retriever
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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Fred,
Is the top of your TomCat cored? What did you do for backing plates? Any problems with stress cracks in the area of the handrails? And any pictures?
Thanks so much! |
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Big dave
Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 264 City/Region: Vancouver
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Raven Dancer
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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Even with racks I wonder what the distributed load limit would be for a 22' cruiser with a high top. I have built a set of racks and the load is transfered to the factory installed hand rails.
I have had big crab traps, kayaks, trap pullers, fishing poles, lead core line, chairs, and other plunder, but I never have thought if I was over loading the roof. I should ask the factory if the roof has ever been rated.
Big Dave.
Raven Dancer. |
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starcrafttom
Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 7882 City/Region: marysville
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1984
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: to be decided later
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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I dont know what the designed load for the roof is but i know what I have had up there. One day swinning on the lake with james and his friends I had 4 16 year old on the roof with me. So thats me at 220 + 4 x 150 or more in sugar filled teen age boys and several of these kids are bigger them me. So a total of 850 lbs at least. We were using the roof as a dive plate form. So I doubt any of you are going over that with a couple of little kayaks. [img]C:\Documents and Settings\tom\My Documents\My Pictures\c-dory life style 2005\recent summer2005\james birth day in 05[/img] _________________ Thomas J Elliott
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Captains Cat
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 7313 City/Region: Cod Creek>Potomac River>Chesapeake Bay
State or Province: VA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Captain's Choice II
Photos: Captain's Cat
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Tom, a picture won't post from your hard drive. Put it in your album in the Brats and try it from there.
How's the anchor windlass doing? Any luck?
Charlie _________________ CHARLIE and PENNY CBRAT #100
Captain's Cat II 2005 22 Cruiser
Thataway (2006 TC255 - Sold Aug 2013)
Captain's Cat (2006 TC255 - Sold January 2012)
Captain's Kitten (1995 CD 16 Angler- Sold June 2010)
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Alli Cat
Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 27 City/Region: Anchorage
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Alli Cat
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Retriever, I am not sure about the core. I am thinking the area to the sides of the center and out to the edge of the roof are not cored. I was hoping one of the other Tomcat owners would drill a couple test holes in their roof just for fun!!!
The kayaks are 39 pounds each, so that is 25 pounds per rail including the weight of the rack itself. This means about 12+ pounds of dead weight per hole. I know the weight for the roof is fine. The question is the working load /stress on those penetrations.
I have not started as it is still winter here. Please send help!
Fred |
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starcrafttom
Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 7882 City/Region: marysville
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1984
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: to be decided later
Photos: Susan E
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Its a video clip and its in my ablum. Maybe we cant do that?
I have not torn in to the windless yet. Too busy with work and moving my dads boat to La connor. |
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