[Alberg30] Front hatch lost

[bluegoose]

Never thought anyone could have a head harder that an Alberg 30
Good luck replacing it.
Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fritz" <fritz at intra-dimension.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Front hatch lost


> I wish I had a better story, but it was lost due to neglect. :( It has
> needed replacement for a while and in the winter it fell apart. The lower
> part of the rear of the hatch detached when I hit my head against it with
> a fair bit of force. After the cursing, I realized that the hinge was
> where it should be, but the rest was near the port rail. So not having
> alot of desire to fix the hatch in the middle of winter, it was put back
> in place and tied down with a bit of rope. Thought it would last till
> spring. Big error. :( It got blown off in one of those late winter storms
> and is at the bottom of Whitehall marina. I wish I could tell ya'll that
> it came off when it got wrapped in the spinaker lines or something
> dramatic like that, but I've got enough interesting true stories to tell
> and making up fish tales isn't my thing. ;) Anyways, there is still a
> moral to this story; you can't be lazy when you own an Alberg for it may
> not be there when you next return. :)
>
> -Fritz Finley
> Backfin #199
>
> On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, bluegoose wrote:
>
> > sorry cannot help you don't have that boat however tell the story that
led
> > to " the hatch blew off" I bet it's a good one.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fritz" <fritz at intra-dimension.com>
> > To: "Alberg 30 Public List" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 1:42 PM
> > Subject: [Alberg30] Front hatch lost
> >
> >
> > > So it's been nice seeing all these posts about replacing the front
hatch.
> > > Our's recently got blown right off the boat. Seeing how there is no
hatch
> > > left to use as a template for construction of a new one, I was hoping
to
> > > borrow someone's old hatch cover for a bit. So, if you have an old
style
> > > front hatch cover with the teak and the acrylic top that you don't
need
> > > for a while in the Annapolis area, please let me know. Thanks a bunch.
> > >
> > > -Fritz Finley
> > > Backfin #199
>
>
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