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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| f she thinks
| they could be partially rotted inside ... she must be right and no matter
if
| they look sound right now ...
|
| Got some e-mails from the C&C folk about this. It's probably a good idea
to
| change wood wedges from time to time. In the case of Alien, said wedges
are at
| least 10 years old. Sounds like she was right and you're wrong.
| Again.
|
| Poor, poor mooron!

What a goof ball... Yeah Bob... the wedges are rotted... sure.! ... yet you
said they were fine when you inserted them way back when... .

Sure you'd change them from time to time... compression of the wedges to a
point they have to be driven in to far Bob!
Rot... ha ha ha...

CM

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| It's not often you get a free inspection dockside by someone with
| credentials in wood like being a J24 Racer.
|
| And J30, J35 racer and capable of rebuilding the diesel engine in her
father's
| Pearson Wanderer.

Yeah.. sure Bob!

CM

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| And J30, J35 racer and capable of rebuilding the diesel engine in her
father's
| Pearson Wanderer.

Yeah.. sure Bob!

Real women can sail, Mooron. Even Suzanne is learning fast and loving it. Last
night she essentially singlehanded the boat for the 1st hour of the sail,
leaving slip, setting sail and so on.
Sorry you can't manage the same.
As for my ex-girlfriend, she did indeed rebuild her fathers Wanderer engine.
Such women do exist if you have the character to attract them.


RB

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What a goof ball... Yeah Bob... the wedges are rotted... sure.! ... yet you
said they were fine when you inserted them way back when... .

When? Hmmmm? When did I say this? Hmmmm?
Caught again!

RB

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*Wedges... hardwood.. think about it Bob!!
*Rot... can't be determined by poking with a knife let alone at the tip of a
wedge. Use your head.. it's the end grain on the cross cut portion.

What a putz. A knife would find bad rot. She only said they "might" be rotted
and their age was good enough reason to make the change. You've failed to make
a single valid point.

As usual.

RB

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*Mast isn't exhibiting any movement slack... how could there be compression
determination?

How do you know this?

RB

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* You saw the wedges before inserting them.. did they look soft??

How do you know this?

Hmmm?

RB

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*Wedges are only used like Marc said... to control lateral movement.

I'm afraid this is not correct. Wedges are used for and aft as well on many
boats.

RB

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You want to verify your wedges Bob?... poke firmly with a 2" common nail on
each exposed _SIDE_ ... if it penetrates beyond the cone of the tip it's
either very soft wood or doughty.

Good lord.

RB

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Wood mast = wood wedges
Aluminum mast = rubber wedges


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