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I have insurance with smithwick and clark for #296 165.00 per year incl.
$17,000 hull and dingy coverage cape may to canada border<br>
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<pre wrap="">I second George's opinion in regard to insurance companies. I recently<br>changed insurance companies, and was told by Boat US that they wouldn't<br>insure a boat as old as #219, REGARDLESS OF CONDITION. I was told by the<br>rep for the broker I did go with (IMIS) to stay away from surveyors who do<br>work for BoatUS. I can see why.<br><br>Rob<br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "George Dinwiddie" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gdinwiddie@min.net"><gdinwiddie@min.net></a><br>To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:public-list@alberg30.org"><public-list@alberg30.org></a><br>Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 1:10 PM<br>Subject: Re: [Alberg30] lifelines, shrouds, and ballast<br><br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">J Bergquist said:<br><br>When I had my boat surveyed before purchase, the surveyor (Fred<br>Hecklinger) told me it was a problem that my lifelines are not secured<br>to the upper shrouds. He said that the unsupported span of the lifelines<br>was too great between the stanchions forward and aft of the shrouds and<br>that they should be secured to the uppers. I have no stanchions in way<br>of the shrouds, and I assume the rest of you also have none. I (not<br>really knowing anything about this particular nuance) simply assumed he<br>knew what he was talking about.<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">Probably the span doesn't meet current ABYC recommendations. Certainly<br>the height of the lifelines doesn't. Didn't he mention that? Maybe<br>you can sue the surveyor if you fall overboard.<br><br>Rest assured that it is not normal to have the lifelines secured to the<br>shrouds. Nor is it normal to have a stanchion at the chainplates.<br>I don't know of any case where this has proven to be a problem, but<br>you really shouldn't depend on the lifelines to keep you on board,<br>anyway. If your insurance company is insisting on a redesign of the<br>boat, maybe it's time for a different insurance company.<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">The surveyor said that this failure was a big problem and that I would<br>have to grind it out, down to bare metal, rebed with polysulfide, and<br>then re-seal the top of the ballast with fiberglass.<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">I'm not as familiar with the older boats, so I don't know if such a<br>crack is common or not. If you're worried about it, I'd fill the crack<br>with some thickened epoxy (mayonnaise consistence, I'd think) poured<br>into it. This will seal it. The ballast is one piece, and will not<br>bounce out of the crack when you fall off a wave.<br><br> - George<br><br><br>--<br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> George Dinwiddie <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gdinwiddie@alberg30.org">gdinwiddie@alberg30.org</a><br> The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span those hours spent in<br> sailing. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.Alberg30.org/">http://www.Alberg30.org/</a><br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br> //===============================================================//<br>
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