[Alberg30] knee hull

[Alfredo]

Hello everyone,
 I've added some pictures of the work done Sunday on the forward knees.

Thanks to Brian's guidance and encouragement I was able to complete
this phase of the project in about 30mins. The next step will be to
rebuild the knees with teak and lots of fiberglass mat. I hope to be
done with this project by Saturday if all goes well.

If you look at the pictures, you'll notice that there's a gap between
the toe rail and the inside cabin roof. I was thinking of building this
area up probably with teak and fiberglass to give the knees a solid
area to brace against. I'm not a structural engineer by any means so,
if anyone has any suggestions I'll gladly listen.

Thanks to all,
Alfredo
PS. if you only see six pictures, view the slide show, there should be
9 total. :-)

http://community.webshots.com/album/73203746XxNVrY

--- Brian and Elaine Timmins <timmins at optonline.net> wrote:
> In case anyone's interested, Alfredo removed both forward knees
> yesterday.
> Neither one was bearing on the deck and both were about 6" long (a
> guess not
> a measurement).  Both were made from 3/4 plywood which appeared in
> fine
> condition, but were not actually attached to anything except by the
> fiberglass mat that wrapped around them and secured them to the hull.
> I am
> amazed that the plywood is in such good condition considering the
> leak prone
> location, directly under the openning for the forward tang.
> Brian
> 
> > <<< What wood is good to use to replace the knee? Plywood??? or
> does it
> need
> > to be solid? Teak???? or can it be something from Home Depot?>>>
> >
> >
> > Brian, if I were replacing one, I would NOT use wood. Even if
> encapsulated,
> > there is moisture in the wood and over time this can cause
> problems.  I
> > would take a piece of hard epoxy board (you can


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