[Public-list] voids in hull from fiberglass mold during fabrication---Boat held hostage!

[J Bergquist]

I would be suspicious of that yard. I think they have a lot of nerve
telling you what to do with your boat. Remind them who is the customer
here. Particularly if they were expensive for storage, I would be
suspicious of them. It sounds to me like they are just trying to milk
money out of you like a cash cow.

I agree that getting a surveyor is a good idea. Good luck! let us know
what happens!

J

On 3/14/07, C.B. Currier <cbcurrier at spinrx.com> wrote:
> Here Here! Mike has the right advice!
> An independent surveyor would have an osmosis tester to see if there is
> H2O in the hull and be able to check for voids. I do not see how a void
> would structurally affect an A30 hull that far down.
> In my opinion if they will not launch then you can hire a hydraulic
> trailer to pick your bot up an take to another yard for launching.
> These guys seem pretty unscrupulous by MAKING you have them service your
> boat.
> Good luck and keep us posted.
>
> --
> C.B. Currier
> Infinity #57
> Daybreak #458
>
>
> Mike Lehman wrote:
> > Matthew,
> >
> > Seems like you need a surveyor. I have never heard of an Alberg 30 with
> > 'voids' in the hull. I can understand a transducer thru-hull fitiing
> > leaking, but voids in the hull in an Alberg - I don't think so. A surveyor
> > may give you the professional advice and assistance you need to get your
> > boat out of that yard.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Lehman
> > ~~~_/)_/)~~_/)~~~
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Matthew Hay" <haymatthew_ at hotmail.com>
> > Reply-To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> > <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> > To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> > Subject: [Public-list] voids in hull from fiberglass mold
> > duringfabrication---Boat held hostage!
> > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:59:14 -0500
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> > This is Matthew Hay long time no e-mail.  I am sure I was missed!!! My
> > "new"
> > yard in mid-coast Maine is telling me that I have an old transducer
> > through-hull fitting that was leaking when they pulled the boat last fall.
> > It is a small transducer through-hull with an extruding tube about a 1/2
> > inch in diameter on the port side aft.  I did not notice much bilge pump
> > work or water collection last summer.  Even during my livaboard/sail from
> > NYC to Georgetown Maine.  But  this particular yard is refusing to launch
> > my
> > 1968 Alberg this spring unless I pay for what they are calling "a problem
> > with voids in the hull which occurred during fabrication at Whitby".  They
> > are stating that voids are a common occurrence in fiberglass construction
> > (which makes sense to me) but do to my trickling through-hull, the voids
> > have increased in size from freezing temperatures. Consequently requiring
> > me
> > to pay a large sum of money to them to grind out the hull and fix the
> > "voids" or they will not put her in the water this spring.  This
> > particular
> > yard was so expensive for winter storage to begin with, that this
> > additional
> > cost is very difficult for me.  I am a teacher on a fixed income (don't
> > worry not grammar) and just want to make sure that I am not the guy with
> > New
> > York on his transom in Maine.  Is anyone familiar with this problem?  If
> > such voids do exist, and they can be increased so dramatically do to a
> > small
> > leak in a transducer, then this must have come up in the past.
> >
> > Thank you for the help.
> > Best wishes for a great spring,
> >
> > Matthew Hay #314
> >
> > "What kind of voids"??  "Well empty voids".----- Woody Allen
> >
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