[Public-List] Mast rake

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

I've found the algae line to be pretty handy.

  - George

On 2/15/16 11:16 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List wrote:
> That's what I did when I had SURPRISE's waterline adjusted to suit what had
> become her normal trim.
>
> There are articles published by WoodenBoat magazine about how to recapture
> waterlines... I'm going to be looking for them myself as I set about
> recapturing Touch Wood's waterline.  Being a wooden boat, her waterline was
> once scribed into her planking... But while she was out of my hands over
> enthusiastic sanding has obliterated it...  Argh.
>
> Gord #426 Surprise
>
>
> On 2016-02-15, 11:13 AM, "Jason S via Public-List"
> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>> If you have watermarks from haul out is it possible to just use a pair of
>> dividers to create a new bootstripe however far you want it up from
>> waterline? Just a thought
>> On Feb 15, 2016 11:10 AM, "Stephen Gwyn via Public-List" <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>
>>> This is related to the "what is vertical" thread. What is horizontal? I
>>> want to paint a boot stripe parallel to the water line. How do I transfer
>>> the waterline as seen when the boat is in the water to when the boat is on
>>> the hard. With a level placed on cockpit floor and some fiddling with the
>>> jackstand  screws, you can make the boat horizontal. Then you can play with
>>> laser levels or hoses filled with water. But my boat like many Alberg 30s
>>> doesn't exactly lie on her lines.  How do I block a boat so she's the same
>>> horizontal as when she's in the water?

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