Tabernacle, balustrades and fixings onto an aluminium deck

[vyv_cox]

Just for reference, here's my review of the book on Amazon: Check out this Amazon review of Metals in Boats

Thank you, much appreciated.

It is gratifying to note that every review I have read has been favourable, even one from my professional magazine that scored it 5/5.

Despite that, sales have been most disappointing, or were when I last checked. I think the publishers originally over-priced it and a later reduction came too late.

 

[Rappey]

Where did you kept your boat most of the time? at marinas?

It was kept on a swinging mooring with a rope strop to isolate it from the mooring chain.

 

[Spanjaard]

Thank you, much appreciated.

It is gratifying to note that every review I have read has been favourable, even one from my professional magazine that scored it 5/5.

Despite that, sales have been most disappointing, or were when I last checked. I think the publishers originally over-priced it and a later reduction came too late.

I done my bit to boost sales.

Unreal. I ordered it yesterday afternoon and it just arrived.

13 chapters, 126 pages with loads of illustrations.

I will read this week. Thank you.

 

[Spanjaard]

It was kept on a swinging mooring with a rope strop to isolate it from the mooring chain.

Really surprised about the pin holes in the hull and the many stress fractures, specially being kept on a swinging mooring.

I think it would be wise to carry out an structural survey on mine every 5 years for the sake of giving me some peace of mind.

 

[Spanjaard]

Some of the fittings as I am removing the treadmaster:

 

[Spanjaard]

Of special concern...


How are supposed to be isolated the stays?

 

[rogerthebodger]

Of special concern...

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How are supposed to be isolated the stays?

I have done something similar on my steel boat to protect the paint on the steel

I fitted a HDPE bush between the pin and the chain plate and HDPE washers between the toggle and the sides of the chainplate

 

[Spanjaard]

I have done something similar on my steel boat to protect the paint on the steel

I fitted a HDPE bush between the pin and the chain plate and HDPE washers between the toggle and the sides of the chainplate

Have you got any pictures?

 

[rogerthebodger]

Nonot with me and my boat is 800 Km away at the mo

 

[Spanjaard]

Nonot with me and my boat is 800 Km away at the mo

Ok. Something like this?

 

[rogerthebodger]

Ok. Something like this?

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Exactly like that

 

[Spanjaard]

Ok. Got it. Thanks for that!

 

[vyv_cox]

Plastic water pipe is a very useful bushing material. It will creep over time but so will HDPE, maybe more so. I reamed out my gooseneck fitting and installed water pipe bushes expecting to replace them annually but 10 years later the first one is still there.

 

[Spanjaard]

Plastic water pipe is a very useful bushing material. It will creep over time but so will HDPE, maybe more so. I reamed out my gooseneck fitting and installed water pipe bushes expecting to replace them annually but 10 years later the first one is still there.

Do you mean the blue one?

 

[rogerthebodger]

All kinds of plastic bushes as below

Plain Plastic Bushes: Replacement Plain Plastic Bushings


plastics bushes for sale | eBay

plastics washers for sale | eBay

 

[vyv_cox]

Do you mean the blue one?

I think the one I used was grey. Domestic plastic water pipe, pvc I think, not hose.