tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167211257202124912024-02-18T23:14:53.996-08:00Adventures of SalaciaAdventures of an Alberg 30 named Salacia and her crewAdventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-15427656593745773352016-07-31T16:25:00.002-07:002016-11-16T12:41:52.863-08:00Final Stages of Alberg 30 Mast Beam Reinforcement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Guys, here is a much needed update to the blog. </div>
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I have finally got the mast support reinforcement 90% complete. I have all the major pieces made and in place. Now all that's left is the finish work. That will come later this fall when working inside the boat is more feasible...right now it is just too hot.</div>
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I first drew the archway on the G10 which would become the basis for the support. It took several attempts to get the archway the way I wanted it. </div>
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If you look closely you can see that I epoxied another piece of G10 that spanned between the doorway. This provided additional surface area for the main beam to rest on. Total thickness is 3/4 of an inch.</div>
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After obtaining the arch I wanted, I took piece over to my friend's machine shop to use his large bandsaw. It makes quick work of of the G10!</div>
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You can see just how large this bandsaw is as I began to fabricate the knees for the addition beam.</div>
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All rough cut, the blade on the bandsaw is an inch thick so it does not make very tight radii.</div>
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After some time with a small pneumatic angle grinder and some 36 grit the knees were all shaped and ready for drilling</div>
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The archway bolted in place with new 304 stainless hardware.</div>
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And there is my idea of a proper mast support beam for a liner Alberg 30</div>
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You can see that it is all bolted together, even the knees are thru-bolted. I will not be stopping there though. I will be epoxying the whole thing together with heavy radius-ed fillets. </div>
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This is the view from the v-berth. I added some G10 plate to the bulkhead where the fasteners passed through. I wanted to spread any load out over a larger area.</div>
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Another v-berth angle.</div>
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As stated earlier all the rough work is completed on the new main support beam and reinforcement. I still have all the finish work to do. That will include rounding and sanding all the sharp edges of the knees and archway. I can then clean and epoxy it all together.</div>
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Most of these photos were taken at the end of May, and since then I have moved onto the stbd side decks for recore and repair. The weather these past few weeks has not been conductive to any outside work. The outside air temperature has been just below or just over 100 degrees with heat index most days topping 110. Not fun for a redhead, we gingers just cannot cope with that type of heat.</div>
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Stay tuned as I update you on starboard side deck jobs.</div>
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Spring time is finally here. The weather has been consistently about 50 degrees at night, 60-65 during the day, just perfect for epoxy work. I've also had a week off from running the ferry, giving me a great opportunity to get some much needed boat work completed. This beam project is starting to come together. If you were confused about what I was trying to accomplish maybe this series of pictures will help. </div>
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I have been using some higher level mathematics to construct this new reinforcement and I don't want to bore anyone with the details so I'll just say.....I hope it works. A lot of time and backyard engineering has gone into this project. </div>
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This is the mast beam all stripped down and waiting for reinforcement.</div>
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(This was a photo from last post)</div>
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Here I've added some WestSystem 406 thickened epoxy to help bring the surface of the original beam level. What you cannot see is the several layers of 1708 biaxial fiberglass cloth I added to increase the strength of the support. As the original epoxy from applying the cloth began to gel, I added the thickened epoxy and then let it set overnight.</div>
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After sanding the beam smooth it was time to drill the holes through the original beam and new G10 reinforcement plate. For all those who wonder what is in the original beam of the "liner" Albergs, there is in fact aluminum in there, although I believe it's just two separate 1/4" plates. When drilling into the aluminum on the first hole, as expected I hit the aluminum but then rather quickly I was through it. As the drill bit continued I hit another piece of aluminum. I was able to drill through that rather quickly as well and before I knew it the drill bit was through the other side. The hole on the starboard side drilled identically, so for all those that are curious my boat has what appear to be two separate pieces of 1/4" aluminum within the beam.</div>
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The new G10 reinforcement all epoxied in....now on to the new beam that will reinforce the aft part of the mast step. I asked the first mate to coat all the new stainless hardware with a balm so the epoxy wouldn't stick to it. I intend to leave them in when it's all finished but for now I want them removable so I could sand everything down without them getting in the way.</div>
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Out came the trusty orbital, armed with 36 grit disc. Sanding commenced on all 12 pieces that make up the new 1" X 3" beam</div>
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Getting each piece sanded was not too bad. After this step all pieces were wiped thoroughly with acetone.</div>
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Here is the new beam in place. I use thickened epoxy to laminate the new beam. My plan all along was to laminate it in its final resting place. I drilled 3 small 1/4" holes and passed bolts through to the coach roof top. These bolts were fastened tight by the first mate out on deck. They hold the center of the beam firmly in place. Next step was to apply pressure to the outer edges of the beam. I accomplished that with 2 scissor jacks and some 1"x 1" pieces of lumber. I then jacked some pressure into the new beam.</div>
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WHAT A MESS!! All the excess epoxy started oozing everywhere. Luckily I was able to control it. I left this setup and allowed it to harden for two days just to be certain. West Systems says complete curing is 1-4 days.</div>
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Next I removed all the hardware and jacks. I broke out the orbital and went to town. Everything cleaned up nicely. I am still in the building process so it doesn't have to look perfect just yet.</div>
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Next I cut a new lower piece, you can see it sandwiched in between the piece that will eventually make the archway and the newly-placed reinforcement. I made the piece wide enough to sit under both sides of the beam reinforcement. This will also provide a solid surface for the archway to butt up against. </div>
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Then it was time to start making templates for the knees (gussets) that will support the newly laminated beam.</div>
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Straight on shot of my reinforcement project</div>
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I now have templates for the port and starboard knee. I also did a center knee that is not pictured.</div>
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This template was for the forward mast beam reinforcement plate. Once I had this cut and drilled, it was time to start cleaning everything up with the orbital, give everything an acetone bath and epoxy it into place.</div>
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I now have everything epoxied in place and will leave it to cure for a few days.</div>
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G10 reinforcement plate viewed from the v-berth. I gave the original beam forward side the same treatment as the aft side. I ground away all the loose and poorly laid up material. I filled it with fiberglass cloth and thickened epoxy. Only difference is I did it all in one day. I am not familiar enough with the West Systems epoxy and how long I have to work with it before it starts to cure that with proper planning and everything laid out I can get much more accomplished rather than having to go through several curing cycles. Speeds things up quite a bit.</div>
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I accomplished a ton of stuff this weekend. I will take those templates I made for the knees and fabricate them from 3/4" G10. Once the knees are fabricated I will make the archway. </div>
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I've been delinquent in posting perhaps, but there has been plenty of work going on. The weather has been a factor lately too. February/March are typically the worst months for weather and that held true this year. Although it has been unusually warmer, the mild days have been sporadic and not really consistent enough to start any epoxy or fiberglass work.</div>
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We had a severe line of thunderstorms that came through toward the end of February and caused quite a bit of damage to my boat shelter. I feel fortunate that this is all that happened because no more than 30 miles to the west several people were killed by tornadoes from those same storms.</div>
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After assembling the tent I knew that it would have to be secured by straps or it would be blown away. I intentionally did not design it as a permanent structure so I could avoid problems with the city code inspector. For over a year and through several storms it has worked quite well...until recently. This failed strap is what I believe caused my tent damage. At its worst, the storm winds kicked up to near-hurricane speeds for for a brief 10-15 min window. It was during this period that the strap broke.</div>
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This picture was taken the next day, after I had already moved the tent off the house. During the storm, once the strap broke the tent became airborne...or at least tried to. In an effort to move to the next town over, the tent bent and twisted the front half of the structure supports and buttressed up against the side of the house. It caused some minor damage to my gutters which was not too big a deal. The damage was minimal and could be repaired. I will note that even with the failed strap, our Sal was kept dry for the most part. It took me a few days to get the bent pieces replaced and I am happy to report the tent is back up and stronger than before.</div>
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The boat refit is coming along slowly. I have been gathering pieces and making a plan but execution of said plan has been a bit lacking. Work and side projects have been taking up a ton of time as I have been running the ferry both days of every weekend to generate money for more boat parts. A valid excuse when one is refitting a boat on a budget. As the weather warms up I will have both the funds and the time to pick up speed...at least that's the plan.</div>
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Lately I've been working on the deck beam and now have it ready to go back together.</div>
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Here is the deck beam on my "Liner" Alberg 30 all sanded and awaiting additional support. </div>
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I will lay new layers of 1708 biaxial cloth in these low spots before bolting in beam reinforcement.</div>
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Looking to the port side of the beam; not as many low spots but still a few.</div>
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Here is the new plate that will be the back bone of the reinforcement and repair.</div>
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I am using this router table to help shape the piece of 3/8 G10 board.</div>
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After plate is mounted I will add a 3" wide beam aft of it. This beam will support the aft part of the mast step.</div>
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The beam will be made of 8 pieces of 1/8" thick G10 laminated together to form the new beam. That gap seen is caused by the deflection in the cabin top from original damage. I was advised to leave the deflection and just build the new support off of it. The gap will be filled with 406 thickened epoxy.</div>
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Once all of it is epoxied in place I will make gussets from the face of the original beam to the new bottom of the laminated beam.</div>
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If you are unclear about the repair stay tuned, I hope to have it done in the next few weeks and I will post pics of process and product as it comes together. Once the repairs belowdecks are complete I will begin the topsides of the mast step. Once I get the mast step back together I will pick up on deck re-coring. Much work to do but looking forward to it.</div>
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Adventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-65638816716998188362016-01-27T16:54:00.000-08:002016-01-27T16:54:54.310-08:00Alberg 30 Refit: Digging into the Mast Support Beam <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Over the last few days I've been digging into the mast beam, carefully. I have not been too happy with what I have been uncovering. I am going at this slowly because I just don't know what is under the liner, and I don't want to cause any further damage by being careless. </div>
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I used a large flat blade screwdriver and began digging into the loose layup. I was able to dig all of the loose area out in just a few minutes....it's no wonder the liner on my Alberg cracked and folded in on itself....it was paper thin and wasn't made very well at all.</div>
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The port or left side of the liner appears to be in better shape but it still isn't anything to brag about. The marks you see are measurement points. I am making a brace that will be epoxied and bolted through the main beam to add strength to the beam structure (more about that in a future post).</div>
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After taking a pneumatic disc sander to the area I uncovered many voids and poor layup areas. The G10 board below the main beam is part of my plan to add structural integrity to the existing beam. I am working on a blog post to explain, in detail, my plans for the mast beam reinforcement; but for now just to summarize it: I am going to add an archway that ties the two bulkheads together to help distribute the pressure of the main beam.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">More loose and poorly laid up fiberglass on the port side but luckily it didn't extend out nearly as far as the starboard side. </span></div>
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Another huge void and poor layup on starboard side.</div>
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A close up of the void. I will fill this area with thickened epoxy.</div>
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I intend to grind out all that loose stuff from the beam area. Once it's cleaned up I will add a few layers of biaxial fiberglass cloth, making a nice smooth surface to begin the repair work.</div>
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A short video showing what I discovered in the main beam area and a peek into my Master Plan to add reinforcement to the mast support beam.</div>
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Adventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-77997150399475591352016-01-25T17:53:00.000-08:002016-01-25T17:53:50.437-08:00Alberg 30 Refit: Mast Step Repair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As mentioned in a recent post my Alberg 30 suffers from mast support compression. This is one major area on which I need to focus. </div>
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I have begun some investigative work to determine the extent of the damage, starting with poking and drilling into the beam area. I was not too happy with some of the results. However, nothing so far seems to be irreparable.</div>
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I started by cutting a few lines into the damaged area. I used the oscillating tool for this.</div>
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As I was poking into the damaged area I found some very poorly laid up fiberglass. I did not chase this area all the way to its end, but I think it goes at least another 3 or 4 inches toward the starboard bulkhead.</div>
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Good news is that this poor fiberglass lay up appears to be only skin deep...literally. My 1971 Alberg 30 is what is known as a "liner" boat...meaning Whitby Boat works created a sort of "beauty" layer (similar to the headliner in a car) to enhance the appearance inside the boat and give it a more finished look. Without this liner you would see the bare fiberglass, which was probably a lot of work for them to clean and make presentable, so the liner simplified the finishing process. The damage so far appears to be a poor lay up of just the liner. </div>
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Next, I drilled a few exploratory holes into the beam itself and I found the aluminum beam that is encased in the fiberglass. That is also good news. I suspected with all the compression that maybe the aluminum beam was a unicorn of sorts. Well, it's no myth; I located it. </div>
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So why did the mast compress the deck? My answer is purely speculation but I believe quite plausible. I have described my theory in the sequence of photos below:</div>
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In this photo you can see the mast step area (the actual mast step is a rectangle pad with 6 holes in it). Those holes are drilled into the deck. Over the years of hard use and poor maintenance, water seeped past those holes and into the balsa core below the mast step. Yes, there is balsa core below the mast step. I believe this was the major cause of the compression. Water got into the core, turned it into rotten mush and most of the integrity was lost.</div>
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I set the mast step pieces back on the step itself for this picture. This photo shows what I consider to be a major design flaw. The blue lines drawn on the deck outline where the support beam is in relation to the mast step. You can see it is not centered. This likely caused some of the excess compression to the rear of the mast support down below. This will be redesigned when put back together.</div>
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Another shot of how off center the mast step is compared to the support beam down below. </div>
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With everything all marked I began to cut into the deck. To no one's surprise I found soaking wet rotten core.</div>
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Much to my relief, the rotten core did not extend much further aft than the mast step.</div>
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Further destruction.</div>
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Ah yes, just what I always wanted to do...cut up my poor sailboat. Ugh.</div>
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Area all cut open and lower skin exposed.</div>
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A shot from down below looking out.</div>
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This is not the best photo but you can see the compression in the center of the mast step area. I will build this area back up with solid fiberglass and my favorite G10 board.</div>
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I have begun to formulate a plan. My plan will include re-designing and strengthening the mast beam and mast step area from both above and below.</div>
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This is a 3-in wide strip of 1/8th inch G10. I will fabricate a laminated beam in this area to assist in the support of the step. </div>
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I found this video very interesting and wanted to share. Excellent video of real sea conditions and the effects of running with a Jordan Series Drogue</div>
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James Baldwin of Atomvoyages.com conducted this test on his Pearson Triton 28 during a strong Nor'easter this past fall. This boat is very similar to our Alberg 30 in almost every way. I would assume our Sal would act very similar in the same conditions. We know how our boat acts hove-to but I have often wondered how this device would work. Now we have a very good idea.</div>
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Winter has finally arrived here in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country. We had a dusting of snow yesterday. The season took longer than usual to arrive but we all knew it was just a matter of time. Even with it finally here, there are still plenty of projects to do while it's cold outside.</div>
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Before we get to the winter projects, I'll show you where we are on the side deck:</div>
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It's coming along well. It will need one more layer of cloth.</div>
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Another angle of the repaired area with initial sanding work.</div>
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This is a comparison of the new reinforced/repaired area (left) and old original/half-assed repaired area (right) under the stanchion. Hopefully the difference is noticeable.</div>
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Moving onto things that can continue to be repaired when it's chilly outside. My mast support beam area has been a concern since the day I bought my boat. I knew I would fix the area someday. When I did my initial research on the Alberg 30, I learned the differences between the liner (newer) and non-liner (older) models. One of the big differences was the mast support beam. Non-liner boats had a laminated wooden beam that was known to fail. Because of this known issue, there is a plethora of information on how to repair it. As for my 1971 Alberg 30 "liner" boat, the mast support beam is not known as a weak area. It has an aluminum beam encased in the fiberglass deck somewhere. I have not been able to find any documentation on exactly how or where this aluminum beam is placed within the deck. Nor have I been able to find out just how substantial or strong the beam might be. The good news (and one of the reasons I went ahead and bought our Sal anyway) is I couldn't find any documented cases of it failing either. I did find reports that the area tends to suffer from deck compression, and indeed, Sal is no exception to that. Actually, her compression is pretty severe. This condition occurs when water gets into the balsa deck coring under the mast. What I have found on my Alberg is that not only is there a good bit of compression but the beam may be bowed also. So I will investigate further and document what I find, as well as how I plan to repair and make it stronger than new.</div>
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Here is a video I posted to show everyone what the compression and mast beam looks like on our Sal.</div>
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This is good photo showing the compression of the overhead. You will notice that the coach roof kind of flattens out, and it loses the natural curvature of the deck. That large crack is in the liner. There could be some damage under it, which I will discover soon. There was so much compression that the liner cracked and folded on itself....for obvious reasons this is not good. </div>
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Another pic showing how the overhead is compressed.</div>
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An aluminum plate held up against the bottom of the beam shows the bowing in this area, notice the gap on the left. I am not too sure if the bow is in the liner or the aluminum beam encased in the deck. More stuff to investigate. Additional findings to follow soon. With the colder weather here I will put a bit of heat in the boat and get to my investigative work on the beam area. Hopefully my pics and write up will help fellow Albergers that suffer the same mast beam issues.</div>
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I have been going back and forth about powering our Alberg 30. In a previous post, <a href="http://www.svsalacia.blogspot.com/2015/02/repowering-our-old-alberg-30.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>, I discussed our options for re-powering. I kinda knew all along that I wanted a diesel but from a budget standpoint it was just not going to happen. That is of course unless you find a nearly new one, with only 170 hrs on it, for about a third of the price of a new one. So here it is in our garage, our new-to-us Beta Marine 20hp Diesel:</div>
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It is a bit dirty because it had been sitting in storage waiting to be put to use. The previous owner had to abandon a wooden boat project, and offered up his engine for sale. He bought it used back in 2010, and would start it up twice a year until 2014. </div>
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After sitting for 14 months, she was delivered to us this weekend by the previous owner (huge thank you Sunset). We set the ole girl on the floor and haphazardly set her up to be started. One of my conditions for purchase was to see it run.</div>
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It was cold here when we started it, 30 degrees and snow flurries. I am happy to report the Beta 20 started almost right up. After 3 or 4 long cranks to get fuel to her cylinders she happily began chugging away!</div>
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Needless to say we are very pleased at our good fortune and will put her to good use.</div>
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Thank you again Sunset for holding onto the engine until after the holidays and driving it out to us.</div>
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I will work on a more permanent cart for the engine so it can be wheeled around the garage and regularly cranked to run. A video of it running will be coming soon.</div>
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The warm weather has continued here in the eastern part of the United States, which has enabled me to continue my boat work. I am really trying to get this side deck closed up before Mother Nature decides to bring winter in full force. I worked over the last few weeks preparing the exposed area of the port side deck. </div>
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I picked up where I left off and cut the new Core-cell core. This stuff is super easy to work with. I laid all the core in place and marked it for the G10 board.</div>
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All the G10 board cut and ready, and in its final resting spot sandwiched between the inner and outer deck. I also beveled the edges of the old skin to provide a nicely prepped surface for the new fiberglass to grab onto to make a good strong joint and bond.</div>
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First mate and I had a few days off over Christmas. Outside temperatures soared close to 80! We took advantage and decided to lay in the new core. </div>
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To prep the area for new core and G10 board we cleaned the entire area twice with acetone. Once cleaned we mixed straight West System resin with the 206 West Systems slow hardener. This mixture would give us ample working time with the warm temperatures. After we wetted out the entire area with the resin mixture we let it sit for about 10-15 minutes. During this time we starting mixing the West Systems resin with 206 and 406 Adhesive Filler. As with the lazarette area, we used this mixture to spread under the new core, bedding it into the existing deck.</div>
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Here is a piece of the new core all wet with epoxy waiting to be laid down.</div>
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After we had a all the core in and all voids filled with the thickened epoxy we applied the sandbags to weight it all down. This prevents the core from lifting and makes sure it stays conformed to the deck's contour.</div>
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The next morning, thanks to another day off, I got right to work sanding the cured epoxy and new core in preparation for new top layers of fiberglass. I did not get any pictures of the finished core but it took a good hour to prep it. After it was all prepped I began laying out and cutting the fiberglass.</div>
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I marked all the fiberglass pieces with a sharpie markers to help with the placement.</div>
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Close up of the new fiberglass laid over the previously damaged stanchion area (see previous posts for before pics of the damage).</div>
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A little trimming and tweaking was needed.</div>
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After wetting out the area completely I laid on the first two pieces of new side-deck top skin fiberglass.</div>
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All wet out with West Systems epoxy, showing the G10 and core.</div>
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Much better than what was there before and I would venture to say even better than new!</div>
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First layer with all air bubbles removed ready for next layer. You can see the G10 board I laid into the core for the jib track. This will provide strength and prevent water from leaking into the core.</div>
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The entire area with 2 layers of new 1708 biaxial fiberglass applied. I made sure to stagger the seams between layers. </div>
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After letting the area set up for about 30 minutes, I applied a skim coat of the 407 fairing epoxy to help fill in the weave of the fiberglass. I thought this area of the deck was only going to need 2 layers to complete the new top skin. After a bit of sanding I now realize another layer of fiberglass will be needed. I am not sure I will get the additional layer on this winter but at least the area is all sealed up and can be walked on (we excitedly tested that out just this afternoon and were pleased with the results!)</div>
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For the last few day we have been experiencing some abnormally warm temperatures here in the mid-Atlantic. It has been in the mid 60's to low 70's. I have been taking advantage of this weather and have moved the repair process on to the side decks. If you remember from my last post I cut open a few small sections of the port deck and found them rotten and damp.</div>
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Reminder of what I found over Thanksgiving weekend when I cut a few sample areas; more rotten balsa</div>
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Here is a short video I took the other night after removing a good portion of the side deck. It shows what core looks like. </div>
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In this photo you can see the rotten core extending up under the lip left from the cut.</div>
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I decided to buy Core-Cell A500 for the side decks. My local supplier did not carry 1/4" balsa but did have the Core-Cell in 1/4". I bought an entire sheet and had them cut it into 2ft x4 ft sections.</div>
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I cut the decks back until I found good core. I ended up cutting a 6ft section that is about 12" wide</div>
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Here is the is the entire section, it is almost ready for new core.</div>
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Still digging out core from under lip left from cuts of original top skin.</div>
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This picture may not be clear but what you are looking at is where a stanchion for lifelines bolted thru the deck. Someone tried to repair this area before, and they did NOT do a very good job. </div>
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If you look closely you can see hairline cracks in area where the stanchion was mounted. I took the angle grinder and sanded away all the old paint and gelcoat. What I found was a solid and cracked chunk of what I think was resin.</div>
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Took out the oscillating multi-tool and began digging into this area, what a mess!</div>
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Getting better!</div>
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Now that looks like something I can work with. The only real issue will be that there is not much original top skin left near the toe rail to attach new top layers of fiberglass. Whatever I come up with will be better than what was there; on this I am certain.</div>
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This is where I left off. Started laying out and planning placement for the 1/4" G10 for stanchion base and inner jib track area.</div>
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I have about 6 hrs invested in getting the side deck area prepped, which is not too bad. If winter stays like this I should have ole Sal re-cored in no time. But we all know this is a fluke and mother nature likely has other plans in store for us soon. Stay tuned as I hope to continue as long as the weather holds out.</div>
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I hope all our family, friends and followers has a peaceful and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend. We had a wonderful holiday. It was restful and happily spent with friends who have become like family to us.</div>
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As usual, they cooked up a feast, and this year I was the honorary turkey chef. We deep fried the turkey and it was absolutely delish! Of course we also had the traditional Thanksgiving staples like baked ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, corn, cranberry sauce and gravy.</div>
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Enjoying a turkey leg, a cold beer and some football!</div>
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After dinner we indulged in some great homemade apple crisp and ice cream. Then everyone in the house took a well-deserved nap, crashing out on the couches and floor in the family room. </div>
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Prior to heading over to our Thanksgiving dinner I managed to get a bit of boat work done. The weather was great, 70 degrees and sunny, couldn't ask for a nicer day.</div>
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I began sanding down the fairing epoxy (pinkish area). The fairing epoxy helps fill in the low spots, making a nice smooth surface.</div>
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This is looking at the starboard side after initial layer of fairing epoxy was sanded. You can see the varying shades and colors, which is the different layers of fiberglass and fairing expoy making a smooth surface.</div>
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Port side of lazarette is looking more level and fair (flat surface). From here on out the sanding on the lazarette will be completed by hand with a long board...not looking forward to that one bit. They call it torture boarding! On the next warm day I will add more 407 West Systems fairing epoxy to the deck and begin the torture boarding!</div>
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Yesterday I captained a short family-friendly "Santa" cruise on the whale-watching tour boat that I've been driving for occasionally. Afterwards, with yet more beautiful weather on tap, I decided to explore additional areas of Sal for rotten core. I knew there would be more to find, especially on the side decks. This was because they would always creak a bit when walked upon, and while sailing I would see some of the deck flexing when stanchions were bumped...a good indication the core was rotten in those areas.</div>
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First place I decided to cut was the jib track area on the port side deck. I knew if anywhere was going be wet and rotten it would be here. When removing the fasteners that had secured them to the deck in preparation for refit, I found that they were all hand-tightened and had almost no sealant on them. I have a strong suspicion these bolts had never been tightened or resealed throughout Sals 44 years of existence. Honestly, I'm just as guilty as everyone else who owned Sal; I never checked them. </div>
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Here is a rotten area also on the port side deck. This is where a stanchion was and you can kind of see the outline of a stanchion base. Obviously our Alberg has had rotten decks for some time. Looks like someone long ago tried to repair the area by pouring some resin filler and sanding it smooth. </div>
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This is not really a big thing as I will eventually replace it all and make it better than new.</div>
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As I was cleaning out the area and seeing how wet the core was, I noticed the core didn't look quite right. Yes it was wet, soft and rotten, but something else also seemed off. As I looked closer I began to realize the that core was thinner than the lazarette area. I grabbed a square of the new 3/8 core and laid it in the cut-out area. Sure enough, the old balsa is thinner than the 3/8, and my side decks are apparently different than every other Alberg 30 I have ever read about.</div>
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After some measuring I determined that Whitby built my Alberg 30's side decks with 1/4 inch balsa and not the 3/8 inch I have read about on other Albergs. The top skin also appears to be thinner as well, only about .130 (thousandths of an inch) or about 1/8 inch thick. The lazarette area used 3/8 core and top skin was about .180 or 3/16 of an inch. Another difference is the bottom deck skin: It was a lot thicker, almost .200 where the lazarette was maybe .060 or so. I guess Whitby had some 1/4 balsa core they needed to get rid of... who knows!?</div>
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This photo shows how much thicker the new core is than the old stuff I took out.</div>
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So maybe I have an odd side deck, nothing too major. I believe I can exchange out the new 3/8 balsa core for 1/4, thankfully I bought it locally. I don't believe my decks are any weaker or stronger than any other Alberg 30. I think Whitby made up for the lack of core thickness with lower deck skin. This week I will work on obtaining some 1/4 balsa core and begin the side decks.</div>
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The re-coring of the lazarette continues.It has been a lot of work but also a great learning experience. It takes great deal of courage to make that first cut into a fiberglass deck. I was very green at the start and I still have a lot to learn, but now I am starting to see it all come back together. Knowing what to expect will help the rest of the deck re-coring move along a bit more quickly. As of today I have the third and final layer of 1708 biaxial cloth laid. The deck can now bear weight. Below are photos of various building stages of the lazarette deck. </div>
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After I had installed the new balsa core I still had some sanding to do to get the edges of the balsa level with the edges of the old deck. You can see in the above photo there are lighter areas along the wood, This is where it is sanded to make everything flush.</div>
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After the sanding of the balsa core I began cutting the new 1708 biaxial fiberglass. I used the balsa paper templates and laid them out over the fiberglass. I cut the fiberglass 2 inches wider than the template to overlap the beveled edges of the old deck. This 2 inches provides the bond between the old and new deck surfaces</div>
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After laying on the the 1708 fiberglass, I used a special roller to get the air bubbles out. This was very time consuming. I rolled each piece out for about 10-15 min. Once that was complete, I cut the second layer of fiberglass. I wanted to get 2 layers on.</div>
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Here you can see the second layer in place. I made this piece out of one single swath of fabric. I did this because the first layer was made from 3 separate pieces, so having one contiguous second layer will add to the overall strength of deck. </div>
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You can see the fiberglass cloth is still white in this photo, before it has been saturated with epoxy resin.</div>
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This is the result of one afternoon of glass work. You can see the fiberglass had become translucent from being saturated with resin and all air pockets are removed.</div>
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A few days later I broke out the trusty Bosch orbital sander and armed it with 36 grit disc. I began fairing in the edges of the old deck with the newly laid fiberglass. After I had all the edges sanded I moved to the second layer of glass, knocking down any extreme high spots and giving it an all-over good sanding in preparation for the third and final layer of 1708 cloth.</div>
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On this day the overnight temps had gotten down into the 40s. I needed to wait until temperatures came up to at least 55 degrees before I began laying any epoxy. In the meantime to help the epoxy along, I brought out an electric skillet. I set it to about 200 degrees, and after about 30 mins and some gentle shaking the epoxy was warmed up and ready.</div>
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The 3rd and final layer of 1708 biaxial cloth. After I finished laying in the last of it, I let the area set up while I went and ate a good lunch the first mate had cooked up. During that time the epoxy became tacky. This was the perfect time to add first layer fairing, so it would bond with the tacky epoxy already on deck and fill in the weave of the fiberglass cloth. Sorry I don't have any pictures of the area before adding the West Systems 407 fairing; my hands were quite sticky.</div>
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Just a skim coat of the fairing epoxy on most of the deck area. I also made sure to keep marking the spot for the chainplate as I did each layer.</div>
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Another angle of the port side lazarette. I am really happy how the last and final layer finished up. I still have lots of fairing and finishing work to make it look all pretty and smart but I'm quite proud of how it has turned out so far.</div>
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I want to thank James Baldwin of Atomvoyages.com, Matt B. of Alberg35.com and Neil R. of berhia.wordpress.com. You guys talked me through this process and helped tremendously. I learned a lot on this small area of the boat and feel confident I can tackle the rest of the decks.</div>
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Adventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-68725738535735354502015-11-13T18:24:00.001-08:002015-11-13T18:53:59.784-08:00Alberg 30: Meeting the Captain of Jean-du-Sud<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Every week while running a ferry at mile marker 0 on the Intracoastal waterway, I see hundreds of cruisers tie up at the free docks in Portsmouth, VA. There are boats of all sorts; power boats, sailboats, 100-300ft mega yachts...you name it, and chances are I've crossed wakes with it on the river. The boats I like most are the plastic classic cruisers, the 25-35 ft sailboats from 1960-1985. Those are the people I can relate to. I love walking the docks when I spot one, and chatting with the people who own these boats. </div>
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The sailboat community as a whole is rather small and has a few celebrities, if you will. A few names, whether of the sailor, the boat, or both, are quickly recognized within the community.My own celebrities are the well-known seafarers of the small plastic classics that I admire. If you own an Alberg 30 or a Capehorn windvane then you probably know the names <i>Jean-du-Sud</i> and Yves Gelinas. Yves designed the Capehorn windvane for his circumnavigation of the globe on his Alberg 30 <i>Jean-du-Sud</i>. Yves documented the voyage, and produced an award winning movie from the footage. Below is the trailer from YouTube:</div>
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Last Sunday on my way to run the ferry I saw a shorter mast than all the others at the High Street free dock. I decided to swing by the dock before heading to the ferry. As I drove closer I could not believe what I was seeing: another Alberg 30...and not just any Alberg 30. It was <i>Jean-du Sud.</i> I quickly parked and went to the see if Yves was onboard. Unfortunately, he was not. However I did meet another couple cruising a beautifully restored Tartan 34 docked nearby. They told me Yves was out but would be back. Before leaving I snapped a few pictures of <i>Jean-du-Sud</i>, and then headed to work. People come and go so often at these free docks I wasn't sure if I would actually get to meet Yves Gelinas.</div>
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<i>Jean-du-Sud</i> with side mount outboard</div>
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Famously one of the best windvanes, the CapeHorn.</div>
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After completing my day on the ferry I returned to the dock and found Yves onboard. He was very welcoming, especially after I told him I was a fellow Alberg 30 owner. I enjoyed a lengthy discussion about his Alberg. He invited me down below and showed me all the modifications he had made for the "roaring forties" as he called it (referring to latitudes in the southern hemisphere known for their boisterous conditions, for our non-seafaring followers).</div>
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<i>Jean-du-Sud</i> is without a doubt the most famous of all Alberg 30's, and Yves is one heck of a sailor, filmmaker and inventor. He and <i>Jean-du-Sud</i> have sailed 40,000 miles together to prove it. It was an honor for me to tour <i>Jean-du-Sud</i> and even more of an honor to meet Yves Gelinas.</div>
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Hello everyone sorry for the delay in posts. October was a crazy but wonderful month. We didn't get much done on Sal at all. However, we did take a wonderful and relaxing vacation to Nova Scotia, Canada. More about that later down the page. </div>
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On Halloween our schedules finally allowed for some boat work. We installed the new core into the lazarette area. Not much to see except some balsa core and thickened epoxy. </div>
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The lazarette completely cored, there is still much work to do before new skin goes on.</div>
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The whitish stuff that outlines the balsa core is thickened epoxy. The reason for the large gaps is because in this area the lower skin transitions up. I should have cut the top layer out farther away from the deck's edge. </div>
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More of the same on the port side</div>
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G10 place where chainplate and hinge fasteners will pass thru the deck....no more water leaking into the core.</div>
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I learned a lot during this process. First mate and I work together like a well-oiled machine. She mixed the epoxy and thickened it (just like mixing up a batter in the kitchen, according to her), while I spread it and filled the gaps. Together this little area took us about 2.5 hours.</div>
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There is still lots of work ahead but it feels nice to make some progress.</div>
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Now for the exciting stuff: a trip to Nova Scotia! We decided to take a break from our normal vacations to family this year and go somewhere different. Somewhere we could relax, enjoy the outdoors in a cool climate, and most importantly: somewhere with a strong maritime heritage! </div>
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We started out in rural western Nova Scotia, exploring the area around Yarmouth.</div>
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Waves crashing on the rocks at Cape Forchu</div>
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Bates Motel (actually The Lakelawn Motel & B&B in Yarmouth, NS; we loved it!)</div>
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Town of Lunenburg's Waterfront. </div>
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The entire town is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.</div>
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Crew of Picton Castle getting her ready for a voyage</div>
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Beautiful coastline along the northern shore of the peninsula, along the Bay of Fundy.</div>
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Monster 12-16 ft tides here in Digby, Nova Scotia.</div>
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Bluenose II in her home berth at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. This is a replica of the famous lightning fast schooner Bluenose. Unfortunately she was already closed up for the season when we were there.</div>
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October was a great month. First mate and I took an amazing journey to Nova Scotia to celebrate our 12th anniversary. It was a trip that I will not soon forget. Only a small amount of boat work got done, but that's okay because small progress is better than no progress. </div>
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Adventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-24687952574691667742015-10-09T20:18:00.000-07:002015-10-09T20:18:07.978-07:00Alberg 30 Refit: Alberg 30 deck recoring in progress, plus major tidal flooding!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been a month since my last post and honestly almost as long since I made any real progress. A 40 hour work week coupled with a few side projects to earn some refit cash and before I knew it a month had passed. Some good news is that the weather has cooled down and humidity has moved out for the most part. However, I cannot be totally blamed for the lack of progress: As many of you know we were hit with a blast of rain and wind from a couple of major storms.The inclement weather lasted for nearly a week, and finally cleared out of here just a few days ago. </div>
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Today I was able to get most of the lazarette balsa core cut and into place for a test fit. </div>
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About 3 weeks ago I was able to get all the old, wet rotten core removed.</div>
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Once all the old core was removed I beveled the edges of the decks to prepare them for the new layers of fiberglass that will be added after new core is laid down.</div>
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I was able to score some additional G10 3/8 fiberglass board at a very reasonable cost. This board is the same thickness as the new balsa core. It will be used wherever the deck is penetrated by a bolt hole or chainplate slot to keep water from getting to the new balsa core.</div>
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In this picture you can see where I cut a piece of the G10 board to surround the chainplate hole in the lazarette.</div>
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After I cleaned the area I started making templates so I could accurately cut the new balsa core pieces. I used heavy rosin paper to make the template.</div>
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I have all the new core for the lazarette in place. You'll notice at the top I cut the core around the G10 fiberglass board. I still have to cut a few more pieces of G10 for hatch hinge bolts but for the most part I am about ready to start epoxying in the new balsa.</div>
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Lazarette nearly ready to have a new core glued in.</div>
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It has been a bit slow going, and while I get frustrated with the lack of progress I am happy that it is starting to come together. Once the lazarette area is finished I will continue around the entire deck as needed.</div>
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Now to the major flooding!</div>
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We dodged a pretty serious storm last week. Hurricane Joaquin was forecasted to head right for us. Luckily the weather peeps were wrong again and the storm moved out to sea. However, the Hampton Roads area was pounded with several days of gale force winds and heavy rain. This caused some fairly major surge and tidal flooding.</div>
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This is what my ferry passengers had to deal with at Waterside in Norfolk. The pier and boardwalk were eventually under about 2.5 ft of water at high tide. This photo was taken 3 hours before high tide.</div>
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The heavy wind and surf tore up Virginia Beach's oceanfront. The beach suffered some major erosion and to top it off, a navigational channel marker washed up onto the beach, This Green #5 buoy was 100-150 ft from the normal waterline, a good indication of how bad the flooding and surge were during the height of the storm.</div>
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In Portsmouth, VA the water was coming over the sea wall and onto the promenade. </div>
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Here is the first mate chilling at Rudy Inlet. We took a walk along the beach the day after the storm. Winds and surf had subsided some but not completely as you can see.</div>
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Adventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-83529680130422985272015-09-07T17:54:00.001-07:002015-09-07T17:54:38.362-07:00Alberg 30 refit: Lots of Holes & Rotten Balsa Core<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Saturdays have been designated as "boat work day" by the first mate. She stays quite busy but has decided that on Saturday afternoons we will work on our Sal together.</div>
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Here she is poking out of the lazarette. Yoga training comes in quite handy on a sailboat- she fit in there quite nicely and helped get the fittings stripped off the decks.</div>
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Not too happy to have a photo taken :)</div>
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All the fittings and hardware have been removed from the lazarette area. This is the very aft area of the sailboat and looks very barren without anything attached. Its quite an accomplishment getting all hardware removed. There are no less than 84 holes through the deck in this small area.....84! Unfortunately all these holes through the deck led to water leaking into the core of the deck.</div>
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Here are the cheesy backing plates that secured all the rear hardware...most of them were so rotted and brittle they could be broken by hand...Just sad.</div>
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And this is what rotted core looks like. All that back mush is rotted balsa core.</div>
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I cut a very small area just to get started. Boy did I open a can of worms....this Alberg 30 is gonna be getting a new core...pretty much everywhere.</div>
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Closer look at the rot.</div>
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I cut a little further back....no surprise there.</div>
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This is a look at the underside of the top skin of the deck. What is surprising is how much of a fight it was to get off. While all the the core is wet, some of it is not quite rotten. </div>
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Still cutting and chasing wet core.</div>
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Even though this core is rotten, the deck will not just lift off after being cut...it's really hanging tough. It's going to be hard work removing all the bad material.</div>
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As the fiberglass top skin is being pried off it is cracking and separating...I am no fiberglass expert but this deck seems as though it was starved for resin...meaning not enough resin was used when the deck was originally constructed. I am not sure though; perhaps this is normal? If you are reading this and have some experience please feel free to leave a comment below.</div>
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All of the core on the port (left) side of the lazarette is saturated as well but the deck is very much still adhered. Prying the top layer has proven quite difficult so far.</div>
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I am not at all happy with how wet the decks are but as with everything else, I am not surprised. This area of the deck has always flexed quite a bit when I walked on it. I started back here because the area is small and seems to be in the worst shape. </div>
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Summer is winding down, I am finishing up a few side projects and soon the very serious refit work will begin. This week I began to formulate a plan of attack for Salacia's topsides. I spoke with a few people throughout the week for some guidance on how and where to begin (thank you James, Neil , Matt and John). I always like to get different perspectives on how to approach things...especially things I am not 100% familiar with (e.g. fiberglass boat deck repair.) </div>
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After speaking with these guys, I have come up with a plan. </div>
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I will first attack the re-coring of our Alberg 30's deck. This will be a very time-consuming job. I will add many improvements to the coring so hopefully this will be a once-in-my-lifetime job. I will add some structural support at the mast base throughout the deck, especially where the deck will see heavy forces applied to it. </div>
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I am hoping to get started on it in the coming weeks.</div>
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I have to keep looking at the great pictures of our time sailing Sal to remind me why I am doing this!</div>
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Approximately two years ago her decks looked 1000% better than they do today.</div>
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This was taken this afternoon. We now have about 90% of her decks stripped of fitting, nuts and bolts. By next week we should be at 99.9% </div>
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Removed the inner jib tracks, and I was amazed at just how easily these came off. I figured they'd put up more of a fight, but I'm thankful they didn't. They were so easily removed that I can now see how water had penetrated the bolts and holes in the deck to saturate her deck core. </div>
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I am sure this is the first time these tracks have been removed in all of Sal's 44 years.</div>
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The gathering of supplies:</div>
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I have begun to gather the supplies needed to start her refit. I have known for some time that epoxy would be used in every project, especially the decks. Over the last few months I have started to stock up on West Systems epoxy. This epoxy is used throughout the boat building and repair industry. It is so easy to use that even I have been able to figure it out. There are many other brands and I am sure they all work great but I have chosen West Systems because so many people consider it idiot proof and I can buy it at a pretty good discount. I think I have enough to get me started making a mess! </div>
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I gathered up some core material as well. I recently bought six 2ft x 4ft sheets of end grain balsa core. This is what was used originally to core the later-model Alberg 30's decks. It is the same balsa wood material used to make model airplanes. While it seems flimsy in model airplanes, when cut perpendicular to the grain balsa wood is actually quite strong. I was surprised when I first learned this. I had considered some other waterproof types of core material but they were just too expensive. I believe if I am careful and take appropriate measures I can make the deck 100% waterproof.</div>
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Adventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-88995311178124771402015-08-19T19:09:00.000-07:002015-08-19T19:09:28.648-07:00Alberg 30 refit: Hull To Deck Joint Failure Photos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I finally got around to taking a further look at the hull-to-deck joint. I can't really tell why it failed but my best guess is the lack of sealant/joint compound. I don't see any evidence of it in the failed portion of the joint.</div>
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Here is where the joint looks normal. That sealant appears to be from the factory.</div>
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I took some of the repair sealant out and cleaned up what I could, I am hoping I can simply cinch back into place. </div>
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A different angle and a better look at just how far it has separated.</div>
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Another angle looking down on the hull-to-deck joint. </div>
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So as of right now the plan is to strip off all the old wooden toe rails, genoa tracks, and anything else that is attached to the toe rail. After that I will repair the lifted part and fiberglass the entire joint all the way around the boat. That is the plan for now.</div>
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Adventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-43089163280785878122015-08-14T17:55:00.001-07:002015-08-14T17:55:54.225-07:00Alberg 30 Refit: Hull to Deck Joint failure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This week has been very productive. This is because the outside temps have fallen into the mid 80's with little humidity, making for a very enjoyable evening and an easier work day. This has led to some boat work. With the bottom of her hull drying out I was able to begin removing items from Sal's top deck.</div>
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You can see all the stanchions and the bow pulpit removed.</div>
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In this photo you can see where the bow pulpit base plates were mounted. I am not 100% sure when the last time any of this stuff was rebedded (sealed) but I am finding wet core material in her decks. I'll explain the core in a minute.</div>
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Here is a picture of Sal's mast base. </div>
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Here it is again with the base removed; looks nasty. All of her core is rotten. This is a common problem on Alberg 30s of this vintage. Unfortunately her decks are worse off than I previously thought. </div>
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Here is a good photo of how the deck is made and how it should look. In this photo you can seen the yellowish-brown balsa wood core. On either side of the core you can see the fiberglass which adheres to this core to make a nice sound rigid structure. When making a hole on the boat one should seal these areas of exposed core to prevent water intrusion. The problem is many manufacturers never took that extra step and over the years water made its way into the core. With no way out for the water, it just sits there and rots the wooden core.</div>
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Here is a close up of the holes that were used to pass cable that went up the mast. Years of water intrusion has turned this area into a "soft spot" and there is now compression on the mast post below. That black stuff is wet rotten core.</div>
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While researching my Alberg 30's history online I found some forum posts about <i>Salacia</i> (named <i>Dances</i> <i>with Waves</i> at the time) having hull-to-deck joint issues. In the post, her owner described it as "Oil Canning" on the port bow. Ever since we purchased her I could see the evidence of where the repair had been made. Today I got a really good look. I'm not happy about what I found, but...it can be fixed.</div>
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Photo of Alberg 30 hull-to-deck joint. This where the manufacture fastened the deck and hull together. These boats were made in two separate pieces and then jointed together. This joint is crucial to the overall structural integrity of the boat and, ultimately, to her seaworthiness.</div>
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Here is a photo I pulled from Alberg37.org (Alberg 30's big sister, the Alberg 37). It is an exact representation of how Sal's hull-to-deck was built. Both boats were manufactured by Whitby Boatworks in Canada so it is no surprise the joints were built the same.</div>
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Here is the failure area. You can see the deck is lifted from the hull. The owner at the time just filled the gap with some sort of sealant and kept on sailing....</div>
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Here is the hull-to-deck joint that looks normal, with no gap. I will clean these areas over the weekend and post better photos.</div>
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As I continue to dismantle <i>Salacia</i> I continue to find issues. I am not unhappy about these things, and I am actually glad they are coming to light so I can fix them properly and feel confident in her seaworthiness.</div>
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It has been very hot and humid here lately; and so I have not had the drive to go outside after work to get anything done on Sal. Although last Sunday I did wash her down. Her once-white decks were a dark shade of blue from all the boat sanding. After that I scrubbed the bottom of the the boat with just plain water and a scrub brush. I did this to rinse the sanding dust and to get a good visual of what has to repaired now that the paint is gone.</div>
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With all of the paint removed from the bottom of the boat it is now time to begin preparations for the repair of the hull imperfections. I am not 100% convinced that what I originally thought were blisters are indeed actually blisters. The more I look at her bottom and the affected area it looks to me like all the little voids are just air pockets from poor lay-up of gelcoat. This was pointed out to me by a blog follower (thank you, Ariel CD36 ) . I believe he may be correct. Does this make it any better? Well...no not really. All these little holes have to be filled and sealed. Let the repair process begin!</div>
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Most of the small pin holes are in the dark shaded areas you see in the picture above.</div>
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Here is a close up of an affected area...all those tiny dark spots are pin-sized holes, though some are large enough to see fiberglass laminate in them.</div>
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My plan is to drill each one of those pin holes with a broad countersink bit. This picture shows the one I've been using. I will drill in about 1/8 of an inch to open up the pin hole enough to get any contaminates out and make it large enough to make a good fill area for the epoxy filler. </div>
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Here is the same area after I hit each of those pin holes with the countersink bit creating an open dimple in the gelcoat. You can see it opens up the pin hole quite nicely and provides a good large surface for the epoxy to adhere to. This is only one small area, maybe 4" x 4". I have been doing this to the bottom for a week now and only have a very small portion completed. It's going to take a while.</div>
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In the meantime I have started to turn some attention to the decks. I have to remove all the fittings, hatches, railings ......you name it, it has to come off to begin deck repairs.</div>
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First item off was the seahood above the sliding companionway hatch (you can see it in place in the deck picture above). This seahood hatch protects her cabin from sea spray and ultimately keeps water out of the boat.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Next on the chopping block are these lovely speakers some previous captain decided needed to go <i>right here.</i></div>
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They cut 4-inch holes in the boat to install these. ??...!!</div>
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I'll be kind and assume they just liked music more than they cared about the boat. Everyone has different preferences.</div>
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As the summer rolls along I am trying to finish some other side projects that are going to bring in some refit money. I wish I could spend more time on the boat but with the heat and humidity lately, progress will be slow for probably another month.</div>
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Adventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-28746487041279293202015-07-16T17:54:00.003-07:002015-07-16T17:54:28.339-07:00Alberg 30 refit: Wet Hull<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Now that all the paint bottom paint has been removed, (well about 90%, I still have a small section left on the starboard side) I can begin to formulate a plan to repair the blisters. But that repair is going to have to wait a bit...</div>
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...because after getting down to the gelcoat and letting the boat sit for a few days these dark spots started to appear on the hull.</div>
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I smeared them with my finger to make them go away thinking it might have been dew or something. </div>
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Well that wasn't it either; the dark spots returned. So I believe there is water in the gelcoat and the fiberglass laminate. The paint must have been holding the moisture in. I do not believe it is a lot of moisture but I will have to let it dry out before beginning repairs. Epoxy will not adhere to the hull unless it is completely dry. I am ok with this since I am in no rush. The boat is covered and has been out of the water for a year now. Actually, having said that..I really do need to get moving!</div>
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That big white spot is the previous owner's attempt at filling an old hole in the boat where there used to be a saltwater intake to the galley sink. The patch worked but it was not done properly. I believe all he did was fill the hole with an epoxy putty and some of it was still wet when I sanded over it. I was always a bit leery of the repair because of other things the previous owner had done in a similar slap-dash manner. I will have to grind all that out and repair it correctly. </div>
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So on to the next big job: Removing all the deck fittings, hand rails, stanchions and teak from the topside decks.</div>
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Happy 4th of July!</div>
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Happy Independence Day, America!</div>
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This picture was taken May 22nd while on the ferry. I have actually seen a few fireworks shows this year while running the ball park ferry. I hope everyone has a safe a fun 4th. I wish we could be with friends and family but I have been called in to run an extra ferry to handle tonight's fireworks show in Norfolk.</div>
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This what I started with yesterday, a scraped starboard side</div>
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I have question all you Good Old Boat guys, there appears to be a red gelcoat stripe all the way around the boat at the original waterline? The boot stripe on the boat appears to be 3-4 inches higher than the original waterline. I heard that some Alberg 30 sterns appeared to sit low in the water. Our Sal did not. She sat quite nicely; I wonder if this is because someone altered the waterline. </div>
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Because I did not want to get too dirty working on the bottom I decided to take more stuff off the boat in preparation for work inside. Salacia has a small volume interior compared to some 30ft boats and I am still amazed at how much stuff can be stored! I feel like we've already offloaded so much and there's still more to be done, </div>
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It's been really hot here the last few weeks. Humidity has accompanied the heat, and heat indexes have been well over 100 for several days now. Regardless, today I just could no longer stand not getting anything done on the boat. I suited up when I got home and started the starboard side.</div>
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I am happy to report that this side of the boat's gelcoat seems to be in much better shape. You can see that the blue gelcoat extends much further down the hull and there does not seem to be as many blemishes. What a relief!</div>
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Heat and paint scraping aside, I met some like-minded cruisers yesterday. After finishing my shift on the ferry I noticed this salty-looking cruiser had pulled into the free docks in Portsmouth. I had to go over and talk to the crew. I was immediately greeted by two friendly cruisers, Andy and Anna, who were sailing their sturdy Mariner 31, <i>Jumble</i>. They were headed to New England from San Diego, CA. They invited me aboard (I was curious to see their stove arrangement), and I could have chatted with them all night. We exchanged blog info and I snapped this photo before heading home. Follow them at www.jumbleventures.blogspot.com</div>
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This evening I finished up the nasty dirty paint removal task on the port side of the hull. During the last few months I have been pretty busy with work, family and other projects and I was becoming frustrated and worried that the refit would never progress. I had piddled around here and there but no major tasks were getting done. Fortunately, this has changed. I made it a priority to get this refit rolling.</div>
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I had been using a 6" sander to remove the paint. That thing made all kinds of dust. It removed the paint but was a bear to use. I decided to try scraping a majority of the paint. This turned out to be a great decision. In about 4 hours time I had scraped almost the entire side. </div>
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After scraping a majority of the paint, sanding with a 5" Bosch orbital sander made getting to the gelcoat quite easy. Another 4 hours and I had 2/3 of the port side hull down to the gelcoat.</div>
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Working away at little bit at a time, I put in 2 hours last night.</div>
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Using the trailer as a bench and stool has come in quite handy.</div>
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Another angle of the sanded hull</div>
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Here's where the bad news starts. My Alberg is full of blisters (water intrusion), This is a good example of one. From what I can tell this is not a new problem and one that someone tried to repair long ago...about 6 layers of bottom paint ago to be exact, so maybe 20 years ago....who knows???</div>
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You can see the hull issues better in this photo. That discolored area which extends all the way to the stern seemed to be some severe crazing, and is full of blisters</div>
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As you can see from the pictures I am making progress. I seemed to have opened a can of worms here on the hull. I surely want to fix the issues as best I can, but I also want to be sensible about the repair. I am devising a plan now to use West System epoxy for the repairs, and until then I'll be sanding the starboard side. More to follow!</div>
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Adventures of Salaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687192402209365671noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16721125720212491.post-53056914559487900582015-05-21T18:05:00.001-07:002015-05-21T18:06:17.420-07:00Alberg 30 Refit: Bottom paint removal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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And I've already run into an issue. I started working on the bottom, beginning with the nasty job of removing bottom paint. When I got Sal out of the water I realized she has between 5-6 layers of paint. This being the dirtiest job, I decided to tackle it first. Upon inspection of the hull I noticed some weird coloring where the paint had chipped or cracked away. I decided to start where I noticed this weird coloring.</div>
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As I began to remove the paint I quickly realized that this was going to be way more nasty than I ever imagined. Blue dust was everywhere. I did have a respirator but that was not nearly enough. A few days later with a the proper PPE I decided to investigate that area more. I began sanding with a 6 inch disc sander. Very good tool for the job. Within an hour I had removed about a 4' x 3' area and the odd pattern just kept going. I was looking for the original gelcoat and it was nowhere to found. The gelcoat is the outer protective layer of fiberglass boats, that seals and protects the fiberglass. My immediate thought was that the boat had suffered some damage in the area. I was starting to get worried.</div>
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I decided to stop because I was getting pretty discouraged with how widespread the affected area was. I sent a few pictures of it to people I consider "Plastic Classic" (old fiberglass boat) gurus. After a few days of emails and a few calls the general consensus was that the boat was not damaged and I was just seeing crazed/cracked, thinned gelcoat. These pin holes were voids in the layup between the gelcoat and the fiberglass. It seems as though somewhere in Sal's past someone sanded way into the gelcoat. At this point I am still weighing options about how to address the issues I found, but in the meantime I have to finish sanding the hull. I hope to have it completed soon. I believe I can do it in a week if I just buckle down.</div>
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Stepped back a bit to get a better view, have a lot of work ahead of me!</div>
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I have been pretty busy away from the boat with everyday life. I picked up quite a few extra hours captaining the ferry to get some money into the refit fund. I also had a milestone birthday (40!) and we had some special family members come for visits. I will blog about that in coming days.</div>
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