[alberg30] Mast support beam

[Tom Sutherland]

Paul .... I was of the impression that "White Oak" did very well in the
area of rot resistance. I would definitely agree with you on Red Oak and
some of the others.

I would be interested in any other discussion on "White Oak" which is
also praised for it's strait grain and superior strength.

Tom S
A30  #412
InCahoots



Rabbit649 at AOL.com wrote:

> Sounds like good thinking and great work.But I would suggest using
> something
> other than oak for two reasons:
>     1)It has very poor rot resistance, which is especially important
> characteristic to have in wood that is likely to be exposed to
> moisture,
> especially fresh water moisture as would anything in or near the bilge
> (bilge
> water is often rainwater that leaks in from hatches and decks)
>     2)It is known that oak does not take well to being fiberglassed,
> due to
> its acid content.
> Mahogonny and Douglas Fir are much to be preferred.
> Paul Cicchetti
> #23 Ashwagh
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/18/00 8:09:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> plefkovith at aol.com writes:
>
> > HI,
> >  Guys my name is Paul L ,Iv'e been reading the Alberg list for over
> a year
> > now.
> >  I'm into my third Alberg, two Pearson Albergs and the Whitby i now
> own.
> >  My hull NO. is 492. Talking about mast support, i also have an
> aluminum
> >  transverse
> >  mast support. As a precaution last year i took  two oak  2x4's
> bolted and
> >  bunged
> >  them foward of the vee berth bulkhead. If you cut a hole in the vee
> berth
> >  floor the
> >  beam can be glassed to the hull to take up  additional compression
> load
> from
> >  the mast. This solution  will transfer the load from the bulkhead
> to the
> >  hull.
> >  Additionaly if you glass in oak wedges at the turn of the bildge
> this will
> >  stiffen up the floor in the vee berth cabin. I have used this
> method on
> the
> >  last
> >  of my two Albergs. If you buy some Quarter round moulding and miter
> it
> >  around the beam at the floor level it will look very nice. The
> entire
> > project
> >  took about eight man hours and it works very well.
> >
> >                       Paul
> >                          Plefkovith at aol.com
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