Terminology help

[WHumphreys]

Hi

Im about to embark on ther restoration of a Hurley Felicity but I find Im struggling on some of the Terminology.

The Boat is all GRP. The keels (all 3) are bolted through the hull and through what I would call 'Cross Members' athwartships across the inside bottom of the boat. What is the right term for these 'Cross Members' if there is one. As Im finding it hard to find information about replacing the 'Cross Members' maybe because I dont know what terminology the use to search for it.

Regards

 

[Spuddy]

Equivalent would be floors in a wooden boat . Usually hefty lumps of hardwood throughbolted so that might be misleading in your case

 

[old_salt]

You may find this helpful with some other Terminology.http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au/vbb/woronora/maritime/Glossary.html#F
Untortunatly as comprehensive as it is, sadly it does not include floors, as adequately explained by Spuddy.

 

[mainmarine]

They are perhaps called keel braces. You may get more info here:
http://www.hurleyownersassociation.co.uk/pages/fel.htm

 

[Tranona]

Hi

Im about to embark on ther restoration of a Hurley Felicity but I find Im struggling on some of the Terminology.

The Boat is all GRP. The keels (all 3) are bolted through the hull and through what I would call 'Cross Members' athwartships across the inside bottom of the boat. What is the right term for these 'Cross Members' if there is one. As Im finding it hard to find information about replacing the 'Cross Members' maybe because I dont know what terminology the use to search for it.

Regards

Yes, they are called floors. Their purpose is to spread the load of the keel(s) across the hull structure. In the case of GRP hulls they stop the hull shell from flexing as a result of twisting forces of the keels.

I assume your keels are bolted through rather than being integral mouldings filled with ballast. The floors are probably softwood laminated over with GRP. Perfectly adequate from a structral point of view, but vulnerable to rot if water gets in, for example from a leaking bolt. You may well find a fore and aft strengthening pad, probably ply at the bilge keels as well.

To replace, first check there is no sign of damage to the basic hull such as cracks where the floors join the hull. If that is OK, grind out the old floors, make new ones to shape, preferably out of hardwood, but Douglas Fir would be OK. Coat them in epoxy and bond into the hull using epoxy and glass cloth. A big job, mainly time and labour rather than materials, but will end up the strongest part of the boat - as it should be.

Suggest you get onto the Wessex Resins website for information on how to do repairs using epoxy. Plenty of step by step guides and they are very helpful.

Bon chance!

 

[WHumphreys]

Thank You