[Public-list] Boot Stripe

[Roger L. Kingsland]

Thanks everyone for the feedback.  I did have the foresight to mark a level
line on the inside of the hull before taking her out in the spring of last
year and have adjusted the trailer so she matches that line fore and aft.  I
also adjusted crosswise by putting the 4' level across the seats and the top
of the main hatch.  Some tank changes may make that moot however.  I think I
should borrow a laser level from one of the subs we work with and check if
the lower line is level.  I do recall that there was more bottom paint
"freeboard" at the bow then amidships when she was in the water.  I wish I
had marked the actual water line (where the bottom paint is darker because
it was under water full time) before I hauled the boat.

Now, after removing the boot stripe and getting about 4 more inches of
topsides (at least visually), I think I want to accent freeboard height as
much as possible.  I always thought the main cabin top was proportionally
just little too tall in relation to the freeboard amidships and aft.  With
more freeboard, it seems to balance better without making the boat look
stubby.

I did sail on a 41' boat that had a red bottom, black hull and no boot
stripe (very practical owners not interested in masking more than once).  I
always thought it a little funny but it would certainly accent the
freeboard.


Roger L. Kingsland, AIA
Managing Partner
Kingsland Scott Bauer Associates (KSBA)
N40° 27' 49"  W79° 57' 59"
3441 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
www.ksba.com

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Palmer" <Bpalmer at DigitalArsenal.com>
To: "'Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all'" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 2:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Public-list] Boot Stripe


> Roger,
>
> When I bought my A30, it was in the middle of a bottom job, and the boot
> stripe had been removed.  To determine where to put the boot stripe, we
> measured a few other Albergs and took an average.  Keep in mind if you
have
> your boat loaded differently than others, a waterline that might work on
one
> persons boat may not on another (ie: different engine weight, holding tank
> positions, etc).
>
> Once we had measurements down from the toerail at a few key points along
the
> way, I took a laser level (construction level that shoots out a laser
beam)
> and mounted it on a tripod so that the head of the tripod was about the
same
> height as the boot stripe.  Then I marked the key points with pencil on
the
> hull and kept adjusting the level until a smooth pan from side to side
with
> the laser on the tripod would hit all the pencil marks (within a 1/4" or
> so).  We marked every couple inches with pencil while slowly panning the
> laser on the tripod side to side to make the upper line.  Then by cranking
> the tripod down 2 inches, but leaving all the other adjustments alone, a
> second line was easy to put in to mark the lower limits.  With the bow and
> stern's undercut, the lines naturally made the larger width at the bow and
> stern.
>
> -Brian
> #288
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
> [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Roger L. Kingsland
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:38 AM
> To: Alberg30
> Subject: [Public-list] Boot Stripe
>
> Albergers,
>
> In previous episodes I was advised there is a line in the gel coat that
> represents, if not the waterline, at least the point where the boat is "on
> her lines."  After a few applications of paint remover and scrape, scrape,
> scrape, I discovered two lines about 2-1/2" apart amidships and 5" apart
at
> the bow.  The most recent boot stripe is about 1-1/2" higher than one that
> would fit in between the lines I found.  Can anyone advise me on methods
to
> determine where the bottom of the stripe should be.  I would like to have
it
> as low as possible but still have only bottom paint in the water when
fully
> loaded.  I wonder if I should just paint the hull color to a few inches
> below the lower line and see where the stripe should go when she gets wet.
>
> Thanks,  Roger
>
> Roger L. Kingsland, AIA
> Managing Partner
> Kingsland Scott Bauer Associates (KSBA)
> N40° 27' 49"  W79° 57' 59"
> 3441 Butler Street
> Pittsburgh, PA 15201
> www.ksba.com
>
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