[Public-List] Taffrail

[dickdurk at atlanticbb.net]

Whitby seems to have had a lot of variety in construction 
details, so I don't want to make sweeping statements, but 
Bruce Rankin engineered/fabricated a lot of the 
'ventilated' taffrails in the '70's.

I thought all the Albergs (nonliner) had solid taffrails 
from the factory.

MichaelGrosh
#220


On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:46:59 -0800 (PST)
  Michael Connolly <crufone at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hello gents,
>   
>  Because the top board will be made from three or so 
>pieces I would suggest that they could be joined in such 
>a way that they would compensate for the curve on the 
>deck/boards below them. Sand or plane after adhesion to 
>achieve a uniform curve. Before you wish to screw to the 
>lower boards consolidate them, if they are punky, with a 
>penetrating epoxy or some such other adhesive to 
>strengthen them.  Or as an option clamp using weights on 
>top of the top board, instead of using screws.
>   
>  To John I would like to see photos and dimensions of 
>your original 'ventillated' taffrail  sometime.  I would 
>like to convert mine sometime and don't know exactly how 
>the rail was fabricated.  I wonder if Whitby eventually 
>changed to the solid taffrail because the turning blocks 
>for the spinnaker sheets are attached to the aft corners 
>of the taffrail.  I wonder if they had problems with the 
>pressure of the sheet blocks damaging the open design of 
>the 'ventilated' taffrail?
>   
>  Michael
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