[Alberg30] Re: [Alberg30]movable staysail stay

[Gord Laco]

Hi Chris -

We do rigging and masts (Proctor, Forespar etc) here - our A30 masts are
quite heavy by modern standards, no worries about localizing stress aside
from the potential problems relating to stainless working through alum I
talked about in my earlier pontification.

Gord
KC426 Surprise


----- Original Message -----
From: CHRIS HARDY <chrishardy at tds.net>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Re: [Alberg30]movable staysail stay


> My boat #296the bulkhead is tabbed to the hull with glass. I think I would
> reinforce that tabbing with epoxy resin and biaxial tape, remove my bow
cleats
> and incorporate the cleats and padeye into a beefier unit. I am reluctant
to
> weld a tang on my mast or bolt it using one 5/16 bolt due to creating
localized
> stress or a stress "riser" at a weld I think it would be better to fab a
tang
> that uses more & smaller fasteners I would like to get feedback from
someone
> who builds masts or does rigging?
>
> Scott wrote:
>
> > You better beef up that bulkhead because on my linner boat #487  that
> > bulkhead is pop-rivetted!  Both corner ends have snapped of the 1/2"
> > plywood. In fact all bulkheads are either bolted or pop-rivetted. This
> > method of production was really poor given the overall design
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: public-list-admin at alberg30.org
> > [mailto:public-list-admin at alberg30.org]On Behalf Of greg
> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:19 AM
> > To: public-list at alberg30.org
> > Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Re: [Alberg30]movable staysail stay
> >
> > After bringing the subject up with Just Rigging at the 2000 Strictly
Sail
> > Show.
> > The rep.  said that it was only necessary to transfer the load to the
chain
> > locker bulkhead which in his oppion was the location for the deck
> > attachment,and
> > that it was not necessary  to transfer to the hull via a pendent or
other
> > means.
> > I suppose a person could do it this way and see what happened. If the
> > tension
> > flexed the deck or bulkhead you could continue and attach to the hull. I
> > thought
> > that he had a relative easy method and it might be necessary to beef up
the
> > foredeck to bulkhead attachment on our boat to satisfy my self. On our
boat
> > this
> > is the area of attachment for all the other heavy load equipment, bow
cleats
> > and
> > windlass.
> > Regards Greg
> >
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