[Alberg30] Bow chock

[Brian and Elaine Timmins]

Do you mean the pictures under:
http://www.alberg30.org/maintenance/disorganized/bowroller/
Unless I missed it the moved chocks are mounted on the toe rail still.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Terrell" <DTERRELL at message.nmc.edu>
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Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Bow chock


> I have a post 1970 boat and, to make room for a bow roller, I am
> planning on moving them back to the toe rail area, removing a small
> portion of the toe rail and attaching directly to the fiberglass.As far
> as I can see through bolting is not a choice for me. There is a picture
> of this solution on the site.I do not know where but George does - he
> provided it for me when we were taking about bow rollers and bow sprits
> last fall. It looks to me like a reasonable solution, especially if one
> has a slip.
>
> >>> quest433 at msn.com 03/09/03 06:49PM >>>
> Thru bolting the chock...with a backing plate--that's the answer.  I
> believe that's the way they were on Quest and they were over sized
> chocks too.  I'll guarantee it won't pop off anymore.  When it gets over
> loaded it'll just open up (yield). While thru bolting would solve you
> pop off problem it's not the final solution.  There is none, chocks
> aren't designed to support significant wave slap loading.  I'm not going
> to do any calculations but I estimate thru bolting could provide an
> order of magnitude improvement since to get failure the metal bolt must
> fail versus the fiberglass in the screw joint.
>
> Think about it.
>
> Jim Mennucci
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Lehman
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 8:19 AM
> To: Alberg 30 public list
> Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Bow chock
>
> I like the idea of cutting out a section of the toe rail [older boats]
> and
> fitting a chock right to the deck. But this would require a lot of work
> and
> skill to make it look right and function well.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lincoln Finkenberg (Home)" <lfinkenberg at nyc.rr.com>
> To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 7:30 PM
> Subject: [Alberg30] Bow chock
>
>
> > The original bow chocks were right on top of the toe rail.  I
> > moor the boat in the summer and have learned the hard way - a bow
> chock
> > and part of the toe rail ripped off.  After repairing the toe rail
> I'd
> > like to find an alternative place for the chock (the other one to).
> Any
> > idea where else to place the bow chocks?  Thanks.
> > Linc - Gypsy #138
> >
> >
> >
> >
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