[Public-List] Mast beam almost finished!

[Dominic Amann]

I suspect that bolting through will not introduce much more weakness than
drilled in lag bolts. Bear in mind that the failure you were observing was
a delamination of the beam, and I think through bolts would actually help
prevent that.


On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 4:10 PM, George Dinwiddie
<gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> On 10/24/13 7:17 AM, Jeffrey wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm nearly done replacing my mast beam. I've got the beam in, the
>> tabbing finished and the posts reinforced.
>>
>> http://216.172.166.167/~**seagrass/ <http://216.172.166.167/~seagrass/>
>>
>
> Nice work, and a very nice description.
>
>  I still need to decide on how to deal with the bolts, that on the
>> original beam, went through the mast step and right through the beam.
>> I don't think bolts going all the way through the beam are necessary
>> and will weaken the beam. I'm thinking of using some lag bolts that
>> will go an inch or so into the beam.
>>
>
>  - George
>
> --
>  ------------------------------**------------------------------**
> ----------
>   When I remember bygone days                         George Dinwiddie
>   I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
>   So many I loved were not yet dead,           http://www.Alberg30.org
>   So many I love were not yet born.                          also see:
>                'The Middle' by Ogden Nash     http://idiacomputing.com
>  ------------------------------**------------------------------**
> ----------
>
>
>
> ______________________________**_________________
> These businesses support your Association:
> http://www.alberg30.org/store/**A30supporters.html<http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html>
> Please support them.
> ______________________________**_________________
> Public-List mailing list
> Public-List at lists.alberg30.org
> http://lists.alberg30.org/**listinfo.cgi/public-list-**alberg30.org<http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org>
>



-- 


Dominic Amann
M 416-270-4587

 1382732002.0