[alberg30] Re: beam damage- captains quarters brass plaque

[alberg30]

From: "alberg30" <alberg30 at interactive.net>

FYI,Regarding the damage to the support beam:

Close inspection indicates that this damage to the support beam is maybe
from a type of delamination that caused the "gelcoat" on the outside of the
beam to separate from the fiberglass below. This for a later boat, so
sistering the aluminum beam is not a repair option.There appears to have
been a few "pockets" of air or dead space, about the size of a quarter in
two places along the beam. Looks like a layup problem. And this problem has
reoccurred elsewhere but been repaired by someone else years ago, in areas
little structural stress.Still, I have no doubt that as my mast began
sinking a while back, it aggravated this condition, causing the "gelcoat" to
break away.

My repairs to the mast step, ala the 1998 Maintenance Manual have resolved
the structural questions I think.

The wood and brass plaque are cosmetic, of course. Another alternative would
be to fill the damaged areas with epoxy putty, but then I have to match the
liner color, and I don't think it will look much better.

Joe #499
"One Less Traveled"

----- Original Message -----
From: Forhan, Thomas <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>
To: <alberg30 at onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 10:00 AM
Subject: RE: [alberg30] captains quarters brass plaque


> From: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Grosh [mailto:mgrosh at shore.intercom.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 10:33 AM
> To: alberg30 at onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [alberg30] captains quarters brass plaque
>
>
> From: "Michael Grosh" <mgrosh at shore.intercom.net>
>
>
> >The forward fiberglass beam, that runs amidships between the head and the
> foul weather locker, on my A30 is slightly damaged.
>
> My Alberg is pre liner-but your description of damage set off some warning
> signals-is that damage related to (downward)beam deflection? Anyway, I
have
> a bunch of marine catalogs at work, I have seen the plaque you are talking
> about somewhere and starting with the Perko catalog I'll take a look and
get
> back to you Thursday or so.
>
> Michael
> Checkmate #220
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