[Alberg30] Screw packing / Winter work

[George Dinwiddie]

> Bill Blevins said:
> 
> Just curious, what is inside the packing nut - or what is "packing"?

It's a square flax rope impregnated with wax, or some synthetic substitute.

> Also, I'm trying to decide whether to pull my Alberg this fall
> and work on it out of the water, or work all winter in the water,
> then pull it in the spring for a few days for bottom painting and
> through hull replacements in a couple of spots.
> 
> We don't get a lot of ice here and I have access to a bubbler and electric at my slip.

Here on the Chesapeake, it's not absolutely essential to pull the 
boat in the winter.  In fact, the bubbler is to protect the slip
more than the boat.  On the Great Lakes, they've already pulled
theirs.

I like to pull mine every second winter to paint the bottom and check
the underwater fittings.  If the packing needs replacing, doing it
while the boat's on the hard is a lot simpler.

A lot of people pull their boat every winter, and it's hard to
argue against that.  Very few boats sink while on jackstands.
Also, this gives the glass a chance to dry out a bit, perhaps
reducing the liklihood of blisters.

 - George

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  George Dinwiddie                             gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
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