[Public-List] Taffrail

[Gordon Laco]

Peter, Michael, thanks. Wish me luck.





> Gordon,
>  
> Well you always have interesting stories to tell.  I know that you Loved that
> folkboat..........hope she isn't too big of a mess to get back together again.
>  
> Michael
> 
> Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> 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 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
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 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


 1203072496.0