[Public-List] V-Berth Shelving

[Justin Riddle via Public-List]

Hmm, so realistically glassing a shelf into the hull won't give me much
additional structural strength. Good to know, thanks!

Justin
On Apr 20, 2016 4:06 PM, "Wes Gardner via Public-List" <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> I think just by nature of there being a liner that no, the furniture like
> shelves, will not be structural. I'm not familiar at all with the liner
> boats but the non-liner boats tie everything (knees/shelf/hull) together
> with glass tape.
>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Stephen gwyn via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm not convinced the shelves are structural, at least on a liner
> > boat. Or at least on my boat (#495). There's a single bit of
> > glass tape. The wood is attached to the tape with pop rivets.
> > Maybe there was a bond between the glass and the wood
> > at one point, but 40 years of wet/dry expansion/contraction
> > cycling have killed it. Polyester to wood is only temporary.
> >
> > The forward lower knees are not integrated with the shelves,
> > again not on my boat at least.
> >
> > There is a longitudinal stiffener in the liner. It's the triangular
> > shelf thing which forms the edge of the under-berth compartment
> > of the V-berth, the support for the shelves in the cupboards,
> > the bottom of the compartment behind the seats in the main
> > cabin, and the not-very-useful shelf in the cockpit lockers.
> >
> > SG
> >
> >
> >
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