[Public-List] Hello from Vancouver. (Somewhat)proud newowner of Antares 1967 A30.

[Jeremy Brown]

Hmm.  My understanding was the reverse, that the middle two were year, didn't think they still made them by 84?

Before I forget, Re: chain plates, mine appear already upgraded, with stainless backing plates on opposite side etc.  One owner really loved her, a later one sadly abused her quite badly.  



Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

Hi Jeremy

That number indicates you've got an Alberg 30, hull number 693, built in '82

Gord #426 Surprise. (3042670)

On 2012-07-28, at 5:26 AM, Jeremy Brown <j_l_brown at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Should I still remove tabbing since it is unbroken?  I have pictures of my mast step and the sticker on it which is all I could find for identifying marks, blue water spars out of north Vancouver.  Hull plate says 3069382, so I suppose I'm hull 382, anyone know any history on it?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> Mike Lehman <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> You are welcome. I look forward to getting progress reports. Mike Meinhold, 
> owner of #272, commented that you should not loosen the rigging too much at 
> a time, only enough to put slack in the rig, then jack up the beam until the 
> rigging is tight, then loosen the rigging some more, etc. He learned this 
> the hard way earlier this year.
> 
> I would not worry about deforming the deck...just take it slow.
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Lehman
> 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jeremy Brown
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 11:43 AM
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Hello from Vancouver. (Somewhat)proud newowner of 
> Antares 1967 A30.
> 
> Thank you so much:)  that's going to be so valuable when it comes time to do 
> it.
> That's exactly my suspicion with the screws.
> 
> My understanding of the depression was exactly that, but the tabbing on the 
> back is totally unbroken, and the deck has no depression.  A different 
> surveyor and two experienced boat people looked at it.  They were puzzled by 
> the obvious depression in the underside as the deck looks perfect on top. 
> One said that the way the fiberglass tape goes around the trim, and the 
> other edges make it appear that the deck was cut out and returned inside 
> only.
> I'm worried about distorting the outside deck when I move it back into 
> place.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Lehman <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> The long screws through the bottom provide no support at all. Once they are
> removed you may find that the delamination is more pronounced, if the screws
> are holding the layers together.
> 
> An understanding of how the beam was originally constructed and why it
> failed is helpful to understand how it can be repaired.
> 
> 1. Whitby Boat works used the wrong kind of glue to laminate the beam. Maybe
> it was the only kind available at the time the boats were manufactured. The
> glue failed and the laminations s
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