[alberg30] Re: Under the stanchions

[Jacques Guerette]

From: "Jacques Guerette" <Jacques.Guerette.jguerett at nt.com>

Guy,
You may also want to think about fashioning large aluminum plates that fit
under the staunchion base and thru bolt to a twin plate under the deck.
This increase in surface area helps spread shock loads which should reduce
cracking around the staunchion base.  I've done this with my boat.

Jacques
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	George Dinwiddie [SMTP:gdinwiddie at min.net]
> Sent:	Monday, December 07, 1998 12:13 PM
> To:	alberg30 at onelist.com
> Subject:	[alberg30] Re: Under the stanchions
> 
> From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at min.net>
> 
> On the balsa-cored boats (except, I think, the first few) the
> balsa core runs all the way out to the edge.  Rebed them sooner.
> In fact, I'd suggest sealing the holes with epoxy before
> rebedding them.  Whitby had an unfortunate habit of making
> holes through the balsa core that eventually gets wet.
> 
>  - George
> 
> > Guy Lalonde said:
> > 
> > About the stanchions on the A30, what is under them ?
> > Solid glass or core sandwich like the rest of the deck structure,
> > or put another way, does the sandwich structure extend to the=20
> > area under the stanchions? Are the masonite cored decks any=20
> > different than the balsa cored decks in that area ? (Mine is balsa).
> > 
> > The reason I'm asking is that if it is not solid glass under the
> > stanchions, then I will re-bed & re-seal the stanchion bases
> > sooner rather than later to prevent any possible delamination=20
> > damage because they are fastened right through the deck and
> > may allow water to seep into the core.
> > 
> > Cheers to all,
> > Guy        Cyrena #466
> > guy.lalonde at sympatico.ca   =20
> 
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