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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My A30 also had leaking toe-rails. I cured
the problem by masking and caulking both inboard and outboard edges with Sika
flex. Because in my wooden boat days I did a similar job on 32 planks
every second or third year, I didn't think this job too bad; and it
worked. I rely on a good build up of varnish to keep the plugs over the
bolts water tight.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Re your bulkhead... I see no easy solution
there. In my wooden boat days I had a similar problem; here's what I did,
and here's how it turned out.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First I eliminated the source of water. Then
after drying the bulkhead out with heat, I entombed the rotten wood in
epoxy. I then cut and fitted plywood doublers fore and aft to restore the
bulhead's strength. These doublers were about six inches wide and followed
the contour of the underside of the deck and the hull. The fitting was
tough because of the shear clamp, shelf stringer etc a wooden boat has
there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Result? about eight years later the rot began
appearing beyond the edges of the doublers - not entombed after all. Had
to replace the whole bulkhead. Is eight years a cure? I dunno, but it was
all I could afford to do when the problem first arose.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gord A30 KC426 Surprise</FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:cwrightson@hcwainwright.com"
title=cwrightson@hcwainwright.com>Wrightson, Charles</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 11, 2001 2:54 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Alberg30] toerails and
bulkhead</DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just bought an A-30 and have two problems. The
toerail is in pretty bad shape and as a result there is substancial leaking
into the saloon. I am thinking about a repair (rebedding it) or replacement. I
am looking for someone who could do millwork (of a toerail) without letting
the boatyard handle the whole project.If I chose to rebed it, does anyone have
suggestions on making it watertight (Is it as easy as 5200 and tighter
bolts?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>the second problem is the port bulkhead (between
the salon and the head has some rot because of the leaking). It seems to
comprise 6 to 8 inches from the outside edge inward. Is there a way to make an
effective repair without replacing the whole wall, which involves
dissassembling everything around it etc. </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>