[Public-List] Spreader Lengths

[John Birch]

Don wrote: "Danny has done at least two Alberg 30 masts and I cannot 
remember if
they had aerofoils for spreader shapes or not, but I think they did."

They are, Danny only does high quality airfoils. As he did for my A-37.

Danny did solid bases so I didn't have to change the spreader brackets.

Beautiful work. Danny does state of the art. Worth the cost.

Best

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Campbell" <dk.campbell at sympatico.ca>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Spreader Lengths


> Mick:
>    Danny has done at least two Alberg 30 masts and I cannot remember if 
> they had aerofoils for spreader shapes or not, but I think they did. I do 
> not think they could have been out to 40"past any brackets unless they are 
> set into the mast to avoid having to get a compression fitting that far up 
> inside.  I have mine in the house so I measured them and they are 37 
> inches from end to end. The bolt to hold it into the bracket is 1" from 
> the one end and the wire is about 5/8" in from the other end. I am 
> guessing but think the bolt to bolt distance through the mast would be 
> between 6 and 7 inches. You do not want them to be out to the chainplates 
> but they are close enough as it is. I have taken my boat up canals often 
> and the one thing one has to watch is that the spreaders do not hit the 
> walls in locks.
>    If you want the exact measurements of the mast from base to the 
> spreaders and distance through the mast,  I can give you that since I have 
> two masts here but I know they are different total lengths.
> Don
>
> Michael Taylor wrote:
>> I am ordering new aluminum spreaders from Klacko spars in Toronto. 
>> Danny makes them up as an aerofoil design 40" long.  My old wooden 
>> spreaders are 36 3/4" as are others I discovered in the archive.  I was 
>> always of the belief that the combined two spreaders, mast, spreader base 
>> widths should be equal to the distance between the two lower shroud chain 
>> plates so that the shroud runs vertically down from the spreader tip to 
>> the chain plate.
>> Does anyone agree with this or is there something that I have not taken 
>> into account?  I have just emailed Danny also but I have not given him 
>> time for a response.
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mick
>>
>>
>>
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