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It appears that all JJT boats were not created equal.  My bulkheads have no clearance at the cabin top or at the hull liner.  There appears to be some “hard” filler at the top contact areas to take up any small gaps. Both bulkheads are ¼-20 bolted (six per side) through to the molded verticals for the galley area that are glassed to the hull.  The upper edges, like yours, are scrooed to the molded crossbeam.  Since any loads here are in shear, that isn’t the best arrangement, but adequate. 

The posts that make up the doorway are fixed at both upper and lower ends and scroo fastened to the bulkheads.  These posts are 2 x 3” Teak stock that (because of cuts & slots) have probably 4 sq” minimum of cross-sectional area.  Given that their fastening to the bulkheads keeps them in “column”, and given that teak has a compressive strength of roughly 1200 psi, each post should be able to support better than 3000 lbs. (I used my phase-of-the-moon fudge factor here). The posts and the bulkheads together transfer all mast loads to the hull over quite a large area.

In order to survive a Contessa 26 live-aboard experience you would have to meet certain criteria:

1. Be less than 4’ 7” in height.
2. Be a clinically proven masochist.
3. Be one of twelve siblings raised in a mobile home OR have spent your childhood in the company of pigmy cave bats.
4. Have no changes of clothing that can’t be rolled up and be able to dress in a crouched position.
5. Have only the simplest dietary needs that don’t require food storage.
6. Be under the care of a shrink located within walking distance.

Seriously, the boat is too small for most normally sized people to seriously consider.  There are better choices.

The portlight frames were CNC machined from flatstock and then anodized.  They weren't purchased from anywhere.

There's plenty of reasoning...condition, condition, condition.  It would not be unreasonable to see a '74 at $16000 USD alongside an '86 at $9000 USD.  In general, the real range goes from $12K to 18K. Mine is about to go on the block for $16K.

Just a comment...I'm afraid that some of the information may be suspect since it is based on "sail numbers".  The Fleet Registry contains several glaring errors.  Sail numbers are used generally only for racing and are not consideredd a legal identifyer. The HIN or the manufacturer's hull number (for boats earlier than 1973) are the only recognized identification.

We should probably stop using the "sail number" (mine is 119) and go for the complete HIN (mine is ZJT031190275).  The HIN was molded into the hull at the time that the hull was cast.  Regardless of when the boat was completed, the HIN would not be changed.  It's a matter of international law. I've seen several examples of the SN not agreeing with the HIN.  I believe that some of the confusion comes from when someone misreads the HIN.