[Public-List] Taffrail

[Mike Lehman]

Gord,
 
I think that the more boats we have and the more we save, the longer we live a happy life.Mike Lehman ~~~_/)_/)~~_/)~~~> Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:20:11 -0500> From: mainstay at csolve.net> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Taffrail> > Good evening Gents -> > I think apres-400 boats with the moulded in bulwark (like Surprise) just had> a flat curved plank bedded down onto the flat top of the stern.> > May in introduce a totally unrelated subject? Thanks.> > Many of you have heard me moaning over the years about my Danish wooden> Folkboat 'Touch Wood'. Well, last weekend I found her. She had been> abandoned in Marathon, Florida and then mauled by Hurricane Wilma. Her> current owner has just finished the major hull repairs but was running out> of resources when I found them. After a fairly emotional exchange of emails> I learned that if I want her I can have her. I considered going to Marathon> to inspect her and decide if I can take her on, but my wife said "don't> waste the money. If there are just two sticks left of her lying on the> beach you would bring them back. Concentrate on moving her". Where did I> find that girl.> > I am now working on creating a plan to get her up to my business's warehouse> in New Bedford. I must be out of my mind.> > And the A30 - I will keep her too.> > Gord> > > > > > 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> >> _______________________________________________> >> These businesses support your Association:> >> http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html> >> Please support them.> >> _______________________________________________> >> Public-List mailing list> >> Public-List at lists.alberg30.org> >> http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org> > > > _______________________________________________> > These businesses support your Association:> > http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html> > Please support them.> > _______________________________________________> > Public-List mailing list> > Public-List at lists.alberg30.org> > http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org> > _______________________________________________> These businesses support your Association:> http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html> Please support them.> _______________________________________________> Public-List mailing list> Public-List at lists.alberg30.org> http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org
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