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retro fitting interior [temporary] support in a fiberglass cruisingsailboat
Is anyone familiar with a boat of the above type that has been
retrofitted with posts/beams, or something comparable, to provide additional intermittent support for enhanced offshore cruising safety ? That is, the boat was fit with some kind of supports and/or connecting members to permit temporary installation for offshore work. It seems to me that this might also include provisions for also temporarily installing bulkheads for compartment isolation and flotation installation. All this might be desirable for the seldom made cruise but cumbersome and undesirable for the boat's normal usage. Thank you, Courtney |
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retro fitting interior [temporary] support in a fiberglass cruisingsailboat
Courtney Thomas wrote:
Is anyone familiar with a boat of the above type that has been retrofitted with posts/beams, or something comparable, to provide additional intermittent support for enhanced offshore cruising safety ? That is, the boat was fit with some kind of supports and/or connecting members to permit temporary installation for offshore work. It seems to me that this might also include provisions for also temporarily installing bulkheads for compartment isolation and flotation installation. All this might be desirable for the seldom made cruise but cumbersome and undesirable for the boat's normal usage. Thank you, Courtney I don't recall reading of anyone putting in "temporary" bracing. Most of what I've read indicate people simply strengthen what they have learned is a weak point for their particular old boat. For instance, Alberg 25's sometimes need some work on their supports for the deck stepped mast, the fix is a permanent installation. Stowing a boat for sea is enough of a headache without having to built stuff to get in your way. James Baldwin a sailor. writer who has lived aboard a 28' Triton for many years has a number of stories about rebuilding his sloop "Atom" to strengthen her and raise her survivability quotient. These are unobtrusive improvements that remain in pace, which is more the norm than your thinking. See: http://www.atomvoyages.com/ David Martin did a substantial rebuild on his Cal 25 "Direction" prior to heading out on a circumnavigation in which he met his now wife and had three children (all on the Cal 25 at one point Link to his many articles at: http://www.setsail.com/s_logs/martin/martin_arc.html \ Have fun, Jonathan -- I am building my daughter an Argie 10 sailing dinghy, check it out: http://home.comcast.net/~jonsailr |
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