[Alberg30] knee hull

[Alfredo]

Thanks for your reply Greg, I checked Kasia # 383 and it has no gap. If
your close to your boat would you kindly take a peek for me? Kasia is
the Only Alberg near me and my only source for comparison.

Thanks again,
Alfredo

--- greg vandenberg <greg at vandenbergphoto.com> wrote:
> Alfrado.... I have been following at times the knee thread and am
> wondering if the reason the gap was there was to allow water to
> escape in
> such a leak prone area... a good thing. The plywood was in good
> condition
> so the the design was pretty good. The material that is attaching the
> knee
> looks like woven roving which is superior to mat. If you seal it up
> tight
> and water inters at the chainplate and it will again over time, the
> wood
> will rot and fail with out any warning. I am not so quick to think
> Whitby
> made many design mistakes. They did have a bear bones approach but
> not bad
> design.
> 
> 
> Kindest Regards- Greg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Alfredo wrote:
> 
> > 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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