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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So the sheer clamp has failed - that explains your
oil canning - there was no top plate (formed by the deck connection) to
prevent it. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has the hull delaminated as well or
are the glass layers solidly bound to each other in the vertical
plain?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 14, 2002 8:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Alberg30] Help- Tin Canning
Bow</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">While placing my Friend " Dances With Waves " #457, on the
hard for the winter. The yard master discovered, and I conformed, that the
forward part of the port bow is seperating from the deck. The toe rail is
about 1/2 to 3/4 inches above the deck. The area had been filled with caulk
which is now drying and falling out. I can oil can the top section of the hull
about 1/4 inch, for a distance of from 6 inches aft of the bow for a distance
of about 30 to 36 inches. To eliminate the possibility of water entering
between the toe rail and the hull, and possibly freezing over the winter, I
have covered the area with plastic and duct tape<BR>My thoughts are that I
will have to remove the toe rail, scrape away all caulking, press the hull
against the inner hull and fasten it to the deck in some manner, probably
screwing, then covering the area with fibreglas and epoxy, finishing the job
by reseating the toe rail.<BR><BR>Has anyone had a similar problem? How did
they ahndle it ? What does the group feel about my solution? Can anyone
think of problems I might encounter? I am wide open to
suggestions.<BR><BR>Thank you,<BR>Ralph Reitz<BR>Dances With Waves #457<BR>Sea
Bright New Jersey</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
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