[Public-list] Replacing Spreaders

[Dan Sternglass]

Subject:
Re: [Public-list] replacing spreaders

Hello A-30 people,

In the 20 years I've had my (1966) A-30, I've made a couple of new 
spreaders. Oak is definitely the way to go because it is so rot 
resistant. The key thing that I *finally* figured out 7 or 8 years ago 
is to remove the spreaders before putting on the tarps for the winter. 
Since then I haven't seen any of the weakening at the attach points. So 
I don't anticipate making any more spreaders for a long time now. The 
tarps were putting a download on the spreaders which greatly shortened 
their lives, even though they had the original aluminum plate doublers 
epoxied on where the bolts go through.

--Dan Sternglass
Watcher of the Skies, #201, 1966, Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY
dans at stmktg.com


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