[Public-List] Hull deck joint

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

You can see an actual cross-section of an older boat at 
http://alberg30.org/maintenance/disorganized/bow/IMAG0452.jpg

On 5/23/16 11:12 AM, Wes Gardner via Public-List wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Here is an image and a sketch of what I think is there on the older boats.
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/epqkkum1byjbkid/My%20Hull%20to%20Deck.jpg?dl=0
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/a4kbiphh204jfyr/Hull%20to%20Deck.png?dl=0
>
> Wes
> Griffin's Faith #196
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Mike Lehman via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>> On the older boats with Masonite coring and stand up toe rails with the SS
>> outside rail have this issue with draining over the deck and puddling water
>> at the exit points. If I had an older boat, I would mark the SS at the
>> exits, remove the SS and grind it down to the water to escape then
>> re-install it. The older boats have 'head block' (solid glass) around the
>> perimeter of the deck. The liner boats have balsa cored decks, and carry
>> the coring to the edges.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Greg Bover via Public-List
>> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 7:10 AM
>> To: A-30 List
>> Subject: [Public-List] Hull deck joint
>>
>> My boat (#114) was built the same year and has the same stainless steel
>> trim
>> strip screwed on. I remove it every couple of years to freshen the varnish
>> on the toe rail. The first time, I sanded it down to bare wood and also
>> heavily puttied the joint with Dolphinite, which remains flexible. At the
>> scuppers there was a hard compound added at some point to bring the level
>> flush with the top of the trim piece. It is cracking now and I'll replace
>> that one of these years, but mostly the water just runs under the trim,
>> which doesn't seem to be a problem because the Dolphinite keeps it out of
>> the joint. By the way, there is no evidence of exposed Masonite, I think
>> the
>> core stops short of the edge.
>>
>>
>> Greg Bover
>> A-30 #114
>> PENSIVE FLYER
>> Gloucester, Mass.
>>
>>
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