Installing a Compression Post on an 1965 Alberg 30 Sailboat
March 15, 2021 by Sailing Triteia | Language: EN Play Time: 00:17:22 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
Episode #179 – Cutting up my own boat
Hello Friends, This is a throwback project video from the summer of 2020 when we started the massive project of redesigning and rebuilding our head.
One of only two real weaknesses of Alberg 30s is on the early models the laminated deck beam below the mast can delaminate and allow the rig to go slack and possibly dismast (the other known weakness is undersized chainplate bolts)
To solve this problem I installed a compression post under the mast and moved the pass-through to the V-Berth to starboard. This also allowed us to be able to enclose the head and turn it into a “wet head” so we could install a shower
This first episode in that saga covers me cutting out the bulkheads and Camille installing the compression post.
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