On Jan 17, 11:55 am, Alan Gomes wrote:
... (My surveyor friend removed the bilge cover and
smacked the liner; we could see the rust flake off.) Of course, we could
not determine how badly it was rusted, but that in itself is part of the
problem. ...

I think that's the whole problem. I owned a 1960's Cal 36 that I loved
and have since sold to a man who has restored her very nicely. I'm
not dissing Cals at all. But, the steel beam in question was inside a
box beam molded into the liner and under the main bulkhead. There was
really no way to inspect it without tearing up the interior.

-- Tom.