[Alberg30] twings

[Mike Lehman]

J;

Personally I would not mount anything to the deck, instead I would thru-bolt 
it through the toe rail. The deck-hull joint is much stronger than the deck. 
Mounted to the deck only, you could, in a heavy blow or a knockdown pull the 
deck up.



Mike Lehman
"Gilleleje" #505





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From: J Bergquist <j at ship.saic.com>
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Subject: Re: [Alberg30] twings
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:34:24 -0400

Larry-

Thanks. I was thinking of running them through an old jibsheet fairlead that 
is attached to my track, instead of mounting a new fitting on my toerail. 
This would be significantly farther aft than your setup (like 3' aft of the 
lower instead of 12"). I'm still thinking about it. Do you find that your 
setup works well for you, or would you do it differently if you were to do 
it over again?

I also was planning on mounting a bullseye on the sidedeck so that I could 
run the twing aft to a deck mounted camcleat outboard of the forward part of 
the cockpit coaming. I would allow the tail to run clear back to the aft end 
of the cockpit (through another bullseye aft, and with a stopper) so that 
the helmsman would be able to pull the twing on during a gybe in case the 
crew doesn't know or remember. Do you think this is unnecessarily 
complicated, or a good plan?

I want a deck layout that will work well, make the boat easy to handle, not 
be overly complicated, and also not too cluttered. So I'm wary of running 
too much aft, and of drilling holes in my deck. However, I view twings as a 
good safety valve for flying the kite in a fresh breeze, and I'd like to be 
able to control them from the back. Does this sound good? or overkill?

Yes, I know, I want everything. Thanks for all your great advice!

J Bergquist
Calliope #287
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