Photos of the P Bracket and mast work

RW haulout Jan 12

Solent Stay fitting and Harken halyard deflector

Cracked shroud chainplates

Metal polishing the new chainplates

P-Bracket Stypol filler cleaned out

P-Bracket ready for re-install

African Teak laminated block for internal P-Bracket support

West epoxy laminated

Side covers locate the 13mm 316 through bolt

Hull prepped for P-Bracket

P-Bracket alignment support using yard stand so cutlass bearing is a slip-in fit, then West epoxy applied .

West epoxy applied

Second layer of epoxy

West epoxy and layers of 10oz cloth and 450gsm bi-axial matt applied.

Teak block epoxy encapsulates the P-Bracket and through bolt.......she is stronger than original.

P-Bracket glassed in using eight alternating layers of 10oz cloth and 450gsm bi-axial matt and International HT9000 epoxy.

Finished P-Bracket block...black dots are my cutting guides as the cloth size receded. Layer #8 finishes just above the block epoxy fillet.