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JimGo
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Initially Posted - 02/18/2012 :  22:56:34  Show Profile
I made it out to the boat today. As I was disassembling all of the woodwork (or as much of it as I could get to come free) to bring it home for sanding/finishing, I noticed these four holes next to my window, at the aft end of the cockpit, near the companionway. I have the same holes on both the port and starbord sides. Any idea what used to be mounted here?
- Jim
Formerly of 1984 C25 named Dragon Wing

NOTE: In my case, PLEASE don't confuse stars/number of posts with actual knowledge. On any topic.
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blanik
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Response Posted - 02/19/2012 :  05:49:56  Show Profile
it looks like where the curtain rod is fixed but it looks like one of the holes goes through to the outside??!!
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islander
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Response Posted - 02/19/2012 :  07:44:32  Show Profile
My guess too, Some PO's poor job of mounting a curtain rod.
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 02/19/2012 :  08:41:33  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
On a positive side, you can actually say that you do indeed have a porthole vs others that state they have windows.

I would seal them up and forgeddaboudem.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 02/19/2012 :  11:15:43  Show Profile
Ya, I'm betting somebody tried to drill four holes in the cabin liner to mount something... On at least one, the drill grabbed in the fiberglass (it'll do that) and shot all the way through the outer cabin molding. Plug the outer hole ASAP--something like Marine-Tex (epoxy putty) or epoxy resin thickened with micro-fibers is good for that.

Beware using a power drill in fiberglass.
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 02/20/2012 :  07:06:20  Show Profile
Thanks guys! I'll seal 'em up next time I'm out there.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 02/20/2012 :  13:36:27  Show Profile
"What used to be here"

... an idiot with a drill.
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Davy J
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Response Posted - 02/20/2012 :  13:56:14  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">... an idiot with a drill.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 02/20/2012 :  14:08:56  Show Profile
Frank,
That would have been my thought, too, except that there was a matching one on the other side of the cabin. You'd think the guy would have figured out something was wrong! I thought maybe there had been a traveler mounted across/above the cabin, or that there was something else nifty there. Oh well!
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OJ
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Response Posted - 02/20/2012 :  15:22:34  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 pastmember</i>
<br />"What used to be here"

... an idiot with a drill.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Frank, thank for expressing my thoughts. . .
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 02/20/2012 :  16:01:42  Show Profile
It's a shame I can't use the holes for anything else.
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