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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good Morning Mates - </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barchetta Mia, I have pondered the plate idea
too... when I converted my boom to slab reefing and installed a u-shaped bail I
worried about the bolt "walking" through the soft aluminum. To combat this
possibility I riveted a Stainless steel dinghy chainplate over the through bolt
hole port and stbd so that the load was spread over three rivets as well as the
bolt. I lined the plates up with the angle of the vang tackle. Sort of the
same principle I used to use when fitting high load stuff to my old Folkboat's
spruce spars (did I mention I am a lapsed woodie?) I did not put a
compression tube in the boom bail and felt I did not suffer for it because I was
carefull not to overtighten the bolt. I used an aircraft nut and "riveted"
the thread end after making the nut just snug and cutting the bolt with
about 1/8" thread showing. I wanted to allow the bail to swing and of
course did not want to crush the boom extrusion.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I too spent a bit of time with a beer looking at
that fwd bulkhead and wondering if tying into it would support a bad weather
staysail tack - but decided not to test it. I want that tack to be capable
of lifting the boat. With regards to distance back from the bow... I think
just ahead of the bulkhead is our choice.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Zevulun - I think the tang you have on your mast at
the spreaders was likely installed for your spinnaker pole lift - It would be
asking a lot of it to serve as the halyard tang for a heavy stays'l set flying
on its own wire luff; and the "staysail" on the diagram was intended to be a
light reaching sail to be set under the spinnaker. I have one of my old
Folkboat genoas, and have experimented but do not think it works
well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, there's an essay.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gord</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>#426 "Surprise"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 09, 2002 7:02
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Alberg30] RE:movable
staysail stay</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Gord, <BR>I have tossed
around the idea of adding a removable staysail for a couple of years, but I
couldn't come up with a strong enough deck attachment. I had thought of
attaching a chainplate of sorts to the bulkhead at the forward end of the
v-berth but I wasn't confident with that. <BR><BR>I like your idea of the 3
padeyes, I would think that such a system would not pull through the deck and
it would be simple to fabricate. I agree with the need put a sleeve through
the mast to prevent compression. I am wondering if you thinks its
<BR>worthwhile to weld on a couple of 1/4'' thick curved Alum. plates to
either side of the mast for added strength? <BR><BR>Also have you decided how
far aft of the forestay to locate the padeye on the deck? <BR><BR>I appreciate
you sharing your ideas with the rest of us. <BR><BR>Jim Allocco <BR>Barchetta
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