Inner shroud issues

[flip123]

Hi, I’ve looked at several LM27s and they all seem to have issues with the fixing points.. the boat I’m interested in is a 1982 model the deck where the front inners are fixed appears to be raised even tho there is no cracking..advise sought as to this please..

where the decks thickend locally on later models?

[stevespring]

I think this may be a known issue as I have seen photos of a couple of boat where stainless steel tie bars have been added to bring the load down inside the cabin to the forward bulkhead.

[Sula]

Yes, this is a known issue, and there's at least a couple of older threads about it - start here and there's links there to more lmowners.proboards.com/thread/309/side-deck-thickness 

According to the LM24/Lm27 rig guidance (also on this forum), the aft lowers should be under little tension, it is the forward lowers that could/should be under significant tension, in order to achieve the appropriate mast bend for the conditions.

Paradoxically, my own LM27 has had tie bars added to the aft lowers by a previous owner, but not the forward ones (which are trickier to do neatly).