[alberg30] Rub Rail

[Shawn Orr]

Where on LI sound are you located.  IL Molino( my a-30) is located in Indian
Harbor Greenwich, CT.

Shawn Orr
IL Molino
#307

----- Original Message -----
From: <jpgrathwol at aol.com>
To: <a30 at egroups.com>; <alberg30 at egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10:54 AM
Subject: [alberg30] Rub Rail


> I recently removed, polished and reinstalled my stainless steel rub rail
and
> stern rub rails.  I wondered if anyone new of a spray on treatment for the
> aluminum piece on the transom.  It seems that this piece is less resistant
to
> corrosion than the stainless steel and also may be harder to replace.  Can
> the corrosion be stopped?  Are there coating which weather well, look good
> and don't create a problem worse than the normal weathering?
>
> I also ran into several problems with the rub rail reinstallation: a.)
broken
> off screws within the hull deck joint and b.) threaded screw holes.  I
> unfortunately didn't understand the scope of these problems until I was
> trying to screw back on a rail section loaded with goop.  Has experience
does
> anyone have with these issues?
>
> Finally, last week my wife and I finally got "Dovekie" #88 in the water
and
> took her on our first two day sails.  My renovations took far longer than
I
> expected (a.) sanded, repainted the interior, b.) refinished interior
> cabinetry, replaced interior hinges, fittings, c.) stripped and refinished
> all brightwork with Cetol, d.) stripped, sanded, epoxy filled, sanded and
> paid yard for an Imron spray job, e.) even installed new teak eyebrows and
> the outboard baseboards to the cockpit coamings).  I am glad to say I am
no
> longer a boatyard worker but a sailor.  Last weekend our part of Long
Island
> Sound saw breeze in the 15-20 knot range and our beautiful boat took the
> breeze like a champ.  Even without mainsail reefs (I haven't the
reinstalled
> my reefing hooks yet) and with a jury rigged downhaul of a webbing sail
tie
> (who knows were my downhaul went?) we had a grand sail with a partially
> reefed #1 and full main.  I was thrilled to find that everything I'd
> read/heard about the A-30's sailing qualities were true.  We even made it
> back to our berth without dinging the new topside paint job.  In all a
> wonderful and historic weekend for us and our boat.
>
> John Grathwol
> Dovekie, #88
>
> 
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