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[Gordon Laco]

You're certainly welcome Dominic.

It won't be for a while because we do an annual late season trip but if you
can be here that will be fine.  We're hauling out at Dutchman's again (I
forget if I told you that already.)

I think it's a very good idea to take the rig down each fall.  Doing so
forces one to handle and examine every part of the rig;  it eliminates the
vibration winter winds subject a rig to (think metal fatigue), it eliminates
windage which can knock boats over in heavy gales, and having the stick down
makes it dead easy to tarp the boat well.

I know many marinas are full of yachts ashore with their rigs up...there's
no good reason for that but cost savings (either the marina's or the owner)

That's enough pontificating for now!

Gord #426 Surprise



On 07/10/13 2:07 PM, "Dominic Amann" <dominic.amann at gmail.com> wrote:

> I noticed you suggested that it is a good idea to take down the mast for
> winter. I assume you have not yet done so for your boat? If not, would you
> accept a volunteer to help (so I can learn how it is done for my own boat)?
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> 
>> Very interesting Greg.
>> 
>> Black locust is wonderful wood.  We're making block shells out of it, and
>> I'm planning on using it for the toe rails and rubbing strakes of my wooden
>> boat as part of her rescue.
>> 
>> Best of all, when varnished it's got that lovely blonde look white oak has.
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
>> Gord
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 07/10/13 11:53 AM, "Greg Bover" <gregbover at cbfisk.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I think I recognize the wood properties chart from page 4-7 of  The Wood
>>> Handbook: wood as an engineering material, put out by the Forest
>> Service. A
>>> well-thumbed copy sits on my desk in the organ building company where
>> I've
>>> been a wood worker and designer for 35 years. It is available at many
>>> libraries, especially academic ones, and can be had for cheap second
>> hand at
>>> Alibris. Hickory does have great compressive strength parallel to the
>> grain,
>>> but is in the grouping of "slightly or non-resistant" when it comes to
>>> decay, (page 3-18). The best domestic wood with the highest compression
>>> rating and in the "resistant to very resistant" category is black locust,
>>> followed closely by white oak. The book goes on to say that decay is
>>> hastened by water intrusion, so as others have mentioned, keeping the
>> finish
>>> up and the bolt holes sealed is the key to longevity.
>>> 
>>> Greg Bover
>>> A-30 #114
>>> LINNET
>>> Gloucester
>>> 
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