[Public-List] Babying our boats

[Jeffrey]

I don't so much worry about maintenance,  I think about the parts. In
particular, I'm not crazy about the cast aluminum mast-head. Or the
boom gooseneck setup.  I think I'd prefer a steel mast-head, and
should talk to a machine shop at some point to ease my mind.

I was impressed though, she handled well. Bow diving in, waves washing
down the deck, lee rail in the water and she just kept marching on,
and I've got a light grip on the tiller the whole time. Very well
balanced.  No pounding,  no surprises.

-Jeff Fongemie
#116 Seagrass

http://picasaweb.google.com/fongemie







On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Jeffrey Randall
<jcrandall1956 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I still consider myself new to the sailing world but did't John Vigor make
> the A-30 the first boat in the book "20 pocket cruisers to take around the
> world"  That is the reason I bought Yankee Star and I will reef early and
> sail on.  Every time the weather is iffy, I consider it a chance for the
> boat to show me who is tougher.  It is always the boat.
>
> Jeff Randall
> Yankee Star #296
>
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Manza, John CIV OSD POLICY <
> John.Manza at osd.mil> wrote:
>
>> Fully concur.  I just get a bit lazy sometimes on my need to reduce sail!
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Kris Coward [mailto:kris at melon.org]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 05:11 PM
>> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Babying our boats
>>
>>
>> That sounds like pushing the boat too hard to me; I find that Candy Cane
>> is a little quicker with her rail kept comfortably 2-3" out of the water
>> (though I don't have much of a collection of flags to back this claim
>> up...)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kris
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 05:05:06PM -0400, Manza, John CIV OSD POLICY wrote:
>> > Sometimes I worry that I push the boat too hard because of the full keel
>> -- with a fin keel she would be more easily overpowered under too much
>> sail.  On the A30 I often just put the rail in the water and drive the boat.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Jeffrey [mailto:fongemie at gmail.com]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 04:01 PM
>> > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org
>> >
>> > Subject: [Public-List] Babying our boats
>> >
>> > I just came back from spending a few days on my boat and pushed
>> > Seagrass pretty hard yesterday.   Wind was consistently in the mid
>> > 20's with gusts over 30.  We started the day sailing down a river with
>> > current opposing the wind generated waves and it made for some nasty
>> > chop.  The boat handled itself well though. We had a double reefed
>> > main, with a standard working jib and were able to make progress
>> > beating into the wind, even against a couple of knots current.  It was
>> > a heck of a sail. Rails awash, water running into the cockpit..we were
>> > soaked.
>> >
>> > It did occur to me, that might I give this poor old girl a break?
>> > She's from 1965 and pushing 50! I figured that the hull is strong, all
>> > my bulkheads are solid, chain-plates and bolts replaced.  Standing
>> > rigging good. Cast aluminum mast-head..unknown. Mast beam is original,
>> > but holding on..
>> >
>> > Anyone else think twice when the wind picks up?
>> >
>> > Jeff Fongemie
>> > #116 Seagrass
>> >
>> > http://picasaweb.google.com/fongemie
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>> --
>> Kris Coward                                     http://unripe.melon.org/
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> --
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Jeff Randall
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Jeffrey Fongemie

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