CS36T Owner’s Manual
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CONSTRUCTION
3.1
Hull
The hull of the CS 36 yacht is a one-piece fiberglass molding. The hull is hand laid up with the finest
materials available and reinforced at key points of stress. The CS 36 is made even stronger by a molded
spline and girder section down the center of the yacht.
The stresses of the mast and keel are accepted by this module giving the yacht exceptional integrity. The
boot top and top accent strip are permanently molded into the hull.
3.2
Deck/Hull Connection
On assembly, the top of the hull flange is capped with a soft butyl rubber gasket. The deck is fastened
with stainless steel through bolts to the hull flange.
Upon tightening the bolts, the butyl compound is forced into remaining crevices.
Should a leak develop at the deck/hull joint the through bolts in the area may be tightened, ensuring
that the bolt does not turn while tightening the nut.
3.3
Deck
The deck and cockpit is a single-unit fiberglass molding surfaced with gelcoat. The deck and horizontal
section is molded in a sandwich of end grain balsa to give additional stiffness. A non-skid finish is molded
into the working areas of the deck.
3.4
Steering and Rudder
The yacht is fitted with pedestal steering and wheel, a radial driver turned by the wheel through a cable
system, clamped to the rudder post and through bolted.
The stainless rudder stock is a two-point attachment system. It is housed in a bearing gland which is
through bolted to a mounting flange integral with the hull laminate. The lower end of the stock is
supported by a lower bearing through bolted to the skeg.
3.5
Ballast
The keel of your CS Yacht is lead alloyed with antimony for added strength and cast to close tolerances.
The keel is through-bolted with oversize 316 stainless steel bolts that have been cast into the lead. The
tensile strength of these bolts is greater than 7,000 lbs. Each of the 12 bolts is capable of carrying the
keel by itself. Eight of the 12 bolts are double-lugged. These bolts are also embedded at various depths
in the lead keel itself. (See dwg. No. 9)