[Public-List] restoration items

[Robert Alley]

With regard to spreaders, the most important issue is to determine the 
condition of the hardware and the wood.  If solid, there is no reason 
not to reuse them.  If any parts are unsound, then you must replace.  If 
you replace the wood, think about using white oak, which is a bit more 
rot resistant than other things that could be used.  I painted the tops, 
leading and trailing edges, and end grains white (3 or more coats) and 
the bottoms with a marine clear finish (5 coats) years ago.  It was a 
good quality, relatively expensive marine exterior paint; it lasted 
about 8 years. You may find shims on the inboard ends, and perhaps that 
the attachment bolts are fully theaded. I chose to make my shims 
aluminum only, (the bracket on the mast is aluminum) and the fully 
threaded bolts should be replaced with bolts that are not threaded where 
they pass through the wood. It is important to check your wooden 
spreaders about once a year.  They work hard in all weather, and any 
breaks in the applied finish should be immediately attended to so as to 
avoid rot.

Rob Alley
A30219

On 10/4/2013 3:20 PM, matt strickland wrote:
> Well, I've started in on my project to get #416 back in the water and have a couple jobs on which I was hoping to get some advice.
>
> Number one is the bilge.  I'm sure that everyone has had experiences pulling all kinds of stuff out of their bilges, but as I look down into the water/oil/god-only-knows-what stew down there, I find myself asking "wait, she's up on the hard, why can't I drain this out?" so I'm wondering if anyone has had experience installing a garboard drain?  Is there an ideal spot to locate it?  What landmarks on the boat are reliable from which to measure where it should go?
>
> Number two is the spreaders.  They are wood and look to be in need of replacement.  I'm going to take the mast down so that I can inspect everything from top to bottom, and also redrill the chainplates while I'm at it.  But does anyone have a good line on a place to get replacements in the Annapolis area?  I'm not adverse to going to with aluminum as a replacement, but also have no problem staying with wood.  Right now my restoration budget is really tight so whatever is going to be simplest and most cost-effective is probably the way I'll go on this item.
>
> I've got plenty more things to ask about, but I figure I'll start with these two and move to the rest as I get to them.  I've been looking through the archives of the mailing list and gotten a lot of great information already, so I can tell that this community is going to be great to be a part of.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
> #416 - TBD (still)
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