[alberg30] My boat creeks, among other things

[Doug Stevens]

From: "Doug Stevens" <doug.stevens at sympatico.ca>

Joe. With respect to your deck you may find the squeak is caused by a slight
flexing of the deck which causes it to come in contact with the storage
cabinets down below. I have a similar problem, although not too significant
which I have discovered is the result of the deck coming in contact with the
teak which contains dishes etc. in the galley. My solution was to ignore it.
I hope yours is as simple as mine to locate and solve. Your hard work will
be rewarded the first time you get out on the water, under sail and take
time to listen to the beautiful sound of silence.
Doug
Candy Cane, #583
PS. Did the deck squeak when the boat was in the water?

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Tokarz [mailto:alberg30 at interactive.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 7:59 PM
To: Alberg 30 List
Subject: [alberg30] My boat creeks, among other things


From: alberg30 at interactive.net (Joe Tokarz)

So I went down to work on my boat this weekend, and on the way back home  I
spent four hours on US 95 reciting "This @#$%^ Boat: a poem of Rage" by
yours truly.

[ To see the complete poem go to
http://userweb.interactive.net/~alberg30/poem.html        ]

Seems I just can't get much accomplished working on this disaster, what
with all the hurricanes slapping the east coast, work related bs on the
weekend, and an ever shrinking "Boat Repair Fund" that the old lady has
annexed in the name of new bedroom furniture.( I figure by the time I get
this thing back in the water and attending its first Association function,
my great grandson will be commodore.)

Not only does my boat look haggard and just plain nasty, but the deck
creeks.

Whats with the creaking? Is my deck delaminated? Should I care? I've sealed
every porthole, every stanchion base, every cleat pad, toe rail, bow
pulpit, you name it. I doubt the deck is wet. Nothing oozes up when I drill
a hole in the deck, and I suspect the deck is just delaminated near the
cabin base. It doesn't flex a whole lot, just creeks.....

Should I squirt some resin onto holes into the deck? The creaking never
ceases to remind me that the deck may not be bulletproof.

Anyway, just in case you were the only one out there who's boat sucks, I'm
here to tell you you're not. I'm thinking about you. Misery loves company.

Joe #499
"One Less Traveled"

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