[Public-list] Replacing Spreaders

[Jock McClees]

Dan, I feel dumb. Do you put the tarps over your spreaders? I doubt it, but
if not, what causes the download? Also, if you take off the spreaders, what
keeps the mast up? There must be some extra shrouds I am forgetting about
that would provide stability. Is it a problem going up on a chair with no
spreaders on the mast?
Jock McClees

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Sternglass" <dans at stmktg.com>
To: "Alberg-30 List" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Replacing Spreaders


> 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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