[alberg30] New Alberg Owner Questions

[greg vandenberg]

From: greg vandenberg <fashionguy at mailhost.kal.ameritech.net>

greg vandenberg wrote:
> 
> Hi Gavin... I'll try and tackle the mast and boom question. You are not very
> clear as to the state of the mast or the boom.  It is hard to imagine the
> track being pried 30 degrees off line without the mast material being
> distorted or bolts being striped. It is my recollection that the track on the
> mast is held on with taped screws. I do not think there are any nuts on the
> inside of the mast that deal with that track. All you should have to do is
> back them out if they have not been wrenched too much by the accident.
> 
> Gavin Jefferies wrote:
> >
> > From: Gavin Jefferies <gj262 at yahoo.com>
> 
> > The track on the mast that the gooseneck attaches to has warped off by about 30
> > degrees pulling out most of the screws. I don't know how it happened as I was
> > not on the boat at the time. I'd like to hear if anyone else has experienced
> > this and what was the cause in your case? As far as fixing it I haven't tried
> > to remove the track yet but I suspect that I'll have to lower the mast? Which
> > in my case means a trip to a professional.
> 
> First I must say. I have not sean to many aluminum booms with "alot" of paint
> on them. But under that paint there should be some pop rivets. The boom end
> (and also the goose neck) should be held on by  pop rivets around the
> perimeter of the end. Through the boom and into the end plate. These can be
> drilled out with a little care and liberal amounts of oil to assist the
> cutting action. If need be you could cut off the boom by 1/2 an inch and start
> over when you reattach the end plate.
> 
> > Along the same lines the plate on the end of the boom that the main tackle
> > attaches to is also warped. The bolt attached to it seems to be clasped on the
> > inside and in any case the fittings are solidly welded in place from years of
> > over painting. Any ideas as to how I might remove it?
> 
> Regarding sailing too hard... These boats are capable of being sailed hard.
> What you describe is not the result of sailing hard but sounds to me like
> mistreatment or an accident of another sort. Do you have anymore info on the incident?
Hi Gavin... I'll try and tackle the mast and boom question. You are not very
clear as to the state of the mast or the boom.  It is hard to imagine the
track being pried 30 degrees off line without the mast material being
distorted or bolts being striped. It is my recollection that the track on the
mast is held on with taped screws. I do not think there are any nuts on the
inside of the mast that deal with that track. All you should have to do is
back them out if they have not been wrenched too much by the accident. 


Gavin Jefferies wrote:
> 
> From: Gavin Jefferies <gj262 at yahoo.com>
 
> The track on the mast that the gooseneck attaches to has warped off by about 30
> degrees pulling out most of the screws. I don't know how it happened as I was
> not on the boat at the time. I'd like to hear if anyone else has experienced
> this and what was the cause in your case? As far as fixing it I haven't tried
> to remove the track yet but I suspect that I'll have to lower the mast? Which
> in my case means a trip to a professional.
 
First I must say. I have not sean to many aluminum booms with "alot" of paint
on them. But under that paint there should be some pop rivets. The boom end
(and also the goose neck) should be held on by  pop rivets around the
perimeter of the end. Through the boom and into the end plate. These can be
drilled out with a little care and liberal amounts of oil to assist the
cutting action. If need be you could cut off the boom by 1/2 an inch and start
over when you reattach the end plate.

> Along the same lines the plate on the end of the boom that the main tackle
> attaches to is also warped. The bolt attached to it seems to be clasped on the
> inside and in any case the fittings are solidly welded in place from years of
> over painting. Any ideas as to how I might remove it?


Regarding sailing too hard... These boats are capable of being sailed hard.
What you describe is not the result of sailing hard but sounds to me like
mistreatment or an accident of another sort. Do you have anymore info on the incident?

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