[Public-List] restoration items

[Bill Woodford]

Matt,

I replaced my wooden spreaders this year on US 11.  One of my crew members
has a custom woodworking business and he made mine.   I had trouble finding
white oak for the project and he was able to locate it for me.  Several
association members strongly advised using white oak.

http://www.hoffmans-furniture.com

Best of luck,

Woody


On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Robert Alley <1ralley at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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