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Originally Posted by akero
Hello everyone
Is this group still active? I am a new owner of a 1989 CT49 and performing some restoration work on her.
Cheers
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There are approximately 16 of these hulls in existence. 2 of them are in Fort Pierce,
Florida. Mine is one of them, undergoing a second major slow motion refitting. Where are you?
I have done a bunch of things to my CT 47 (same as your
hull with the transom leaned forward) Tall masted
center cockpit ketch. The original title says "swan rig". Yes I am overpowered, I spend a lot of time with a 1/4 furled
Genoa and
single reefed main....
Tell me what you are planning, I will tell you how I
solved the problem (or maybe vice-versa). I see the
teak deck, for instance..... What kind of condition is that in?
Do not be afraid to tear things up near the center of the vessel. I replaced the
engine, which involved tearing out the
companionway cabinet structure, (bevcause the
engine was supersized) and the surrounding structure did not care. These vessels are built very sturdily. I still climb the same companionway ladder, fitted into the same sole support pegs with the center cabinet structure gone!
Take a good look in your
steering compartment. Everything has got to be stainless, the best stuff, or it will all
rot away. That
steering compartment is like a
corrosion testing center. It always has rain and or
salt water in there, and there is no way out for the water, and it is in a constant vapor cycle. Or maybe they fixed that in 1989. Mine is an 81, and I had to burrow thru the bulkhead and cut limber holes into the central bilge area.