[Alberg30] Pre-Rookie Question

[Dan & Gay]

The previous owner of my A30 had a "conversion kit" for the v-berth. It
consists of 3 smallish boards that fill-in the V plus 2 pieces of foam to
lay over those boards. I assume multiple pieces were used so that they can
be readily stowed. For example, each of the boards can just be placed under
the mattress on one side of the V-berth. For sleeping (at anchor or not
heeled) it's nice and it's a low-tech/cost solution. The trade-off is set-up
and take-down. The seams or spaces between sections of foam can be felt;
however, we use a holloffil (dacron) sleeping back laid flat over the whole
area for a sleeping pad.

..Dan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-list-admin at alberg30.org
> [mailto:public-list-admin at alberg30.org]On Behalf Of Dave Terrell
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:27 AM
> To: public-list at alberg30.org
> Subject: RE: [Alberg30] Pre-Rookie Question
>
>
> how did they convert it to a double bed? I am curious as sleeping
> in the V-berth is not as easy as I would like.
>
> >>> John-Sommer at idexx.com 07/29/02 11:38AM >>>
> Doug,
>
> I have a 3.5 year old and a 2 year old.  This is our second year sailing
> with our A30.  Our oldest loves sleeping in the Vberth (the
> previous owners
> converted it to a big double bed).  We have done an overnight and it went
> well (we are planning another for later this summer).  The lessons that we
> have learned are:
>
> *	keep the day sailing to <4 hours (preferable during nap time)
> *	Have special Boat Snacks
> *	Put the kids in harnesses rather than life jackets
> *	Set up a lee cloth for the kids bunks for them to nap while under
> way
> *	Plan to go somewhere and get off the boat.
> *	Have a good first aid kit (our oldest fell down an cut his eyebrow
> while exploring an island)
>
> Just my 2 cents.
>
> John Sommer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Snell [mailto:dsnell at kinetyx.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:46 AM
> To: public-list at alberg30.org
> Subject: [Alberg30] Pre-Rookie Question
>
>
> Mike-
>
> I am looking at A30's as a move up for my expanding family.  We
> have an 18mo
> old and a 4mo old (yes, that's close).  How does your family do
> on the boat?
> Is the A30 a good size for this age group?
>
> Doug Snell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-list-admin at alberg30.org
> [mailto:public-list-admin at alberg30.org]On Behalf Of Hiesener, Michael
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:15 AM
> To: 'public-list at alberg30.org'
> Subject: RE: [Alberg30] Rookie questions
>
>
> Mary & Bill,
>
> Congrats on delivery of your boat!
>
> My partner an I recently did quite a bit of work on our boat and I will
> throw in my 2 cents...
>
> 1.  We repainted the area behind the settees with a mildew
> resistant kitchen
> latex paint.  We sanded the interior and striped off the old paint in some
> areas and applied 2 coats of the paint.  While the ideal fix
> would probably
> be to strip off the old paint and apply a marine two part paint...this
> seemed like quite an undertaking, especially when we had multiple projects
> requiring time and energy.  Our boat does have a solar powered vent that
> circulates the air and helps to keep the interior moisture down.
>
> 2.  The old compass was broken and we replaced it with a bulkhead mounted
> Plastimo Contest 101.   We are planning on racing and I like the
> readability
> of this compass.  The accuracy seems good when compared to a handheld GPS.
> Our "little compartment" was for a box compass.  It has a hinged
> cover and a
> pad eye which we connect a tether and harness in an attempt to keep our 18
> month old son on the boat!  Might be a good location for a GPS mount.
>
> 3.  No suggestion on how to upgrade the locker panels...but we
> have a small
> soft sided cooler that fits perfectly inside the icebox hatch.
> Helps keeps
> everything cold and easily accessible from the cockpit.
>
> 4.  Sounds like a good location for a Nav Station!
>
> Look forward to seeing you on the water!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike Hiesener
> Terrapin  #254
> Annapolis
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary & Bill Mahony [mailto:mabwjm at starpower.net]
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 7:25 PM
> To: public-list at alberg30.org
> Subject: [Alberg30] Rookie questions
>
>
>
> As I mentioned earlier this week, we just acquired hull #276.  She's
> currently on blocks down at Solomon's getting some survey-identified work
> done prior to launching.  I took my wife down to see her for the
> first time
> today (did I mention we bought her sight-unseen via the net?).  As we went
> through the boat, a couple areas caught our attention that I wanted to ask
> your thoughts on:
>
> 1.  We removed some carpeting lining the hull from the interior under the
> hanging cabinets in the salon and behind the settees....the removal left
> some foam backing and glue residue on the interior hull.  I'm thinking the
> right answer is just to sand the foam and glue remnants down (there's also
> some deteriorated finish on the interior glass) and repaint.  Any advice
> concerning how to sand and what to use to repaint?  Was this
> finish done in
> plain interior white in the boats as they came off the line?
>
> 2.  The boat has no compass...is there a recommendation for a
> compass?   Is
> the little compartment just aft of the companionway the preferred
> location?
>
> 3.  The cockpit seat locker panels are deteriorated...any info on
> what kind
> of wood these were originally?  Also, the cockpit access hatch to the ice
> box is deteriorated.  I noticed a Styrofoam backing, also looking pretty
> sad--any suggestions for upgrades?
>
> 4.  Previous owners had wedged a microwave into the aft starboard salon
> overhead cabinet.  We don't want/need the appliance, and since the cabinet
> space is already cut away, I'm thinking of crafting a cabinet ala Carina
> Vela as a Nav station in this space--any pros or cons?
>
> Apologies for the litany of questions...maybe a precursor of more to come!
> ;-)
> Thanks, Bill
>
>
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