[Public-List] Boat puzzle

George Dinwiddie gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
Thu Jun 26 18:34:12 PDT 2014


Hi, Brent,

On 6/26/14, 9:04 PM, Brent Higgins wrote:
> Hello A30 Universe,
>
>
> My name is Brenton, and I am the new owner of hull #317. I bought the
> boat a few weeks ago in the Middle River area of Maryland. Not only
> am I a new owner of an Alberg 30, but this is my first time owning a
> boat! I have been doing tons of research and am very grateful for the
> community of Alberg 30 owners that have contributed guidance over the
> years. It was a huge selling point.
>
> I'm learning a lot and having fun, but I'm also experiencing some
> challenges. Much of the boat's hardware & brightwork was taken apart
> by the previous owner and not much at all was labeled. I bought it
> with nothing put back together. It's kind of like a really big boat
> puzzle. So, if anyone is interested in helping put this puzzle back
> together, that would be awesome!

This list is the right place for help.

> The previous owner did some nice refinishing of the brightwork but
> left the wood caps in the screw holes and finished over them (See
> pictures below). I'm not really sure about the best way to get
> through these and am hoping for some advice.

The list strips binary attachments to avoid problems with viruses. You 
can generally send pictures to me if you'd like me to post them on the 
website. There's also the Gallery section of the website, if you'd like 
a login for that.

As for screw hole plugs, the standard way to get them out (as far as I 
know) is to chuck a wood screw in the drill and drill into them with 
that. When the screw hits the head of the buried screw, it pulls the 
plug right out, in pieces.

  - George

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