[Alberg30] Pre-Rookie Question

Mon Aug 12 15:57:19 PDT 2002

Spurr's Boat Book, by Don Spurr (former editor of
Cruising World, I think) has a whole section on
converting the v-birth in a Triton 28 into a double.

Bruce Dart
--- Dave Terrell
<DTERRELL.GWSTAFF.GWNMC at message.nmc.edu> wrote:
> 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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