Log of Alberg 30 #262 on 05 March 2017


Date: 05 March 2017 14:00 till 05 March 2017 17:45
Endpoints: Smith's Marina to Smith's Marina
Purpose: Remove Various Deck Items and V-Berth
Complement: Jonathan Bresler

  • Removed the chocksfor a Danforth anchor situated athwartships behind the mast. Several of the machine screws passing through the deck were embedded in silicone.
  • Removed the original port and starboard navigation lights. Penetrations embedded with silicone.
  • Removed the U-bolt in the center of the foredeck. Penetrations embedded with silicone.
  • Removed the aft head cabinet door to ease access while sanding.
  • Donned the 3M Pro Multi-Purpose Respirator with 60923 P100 Organic Vapor, Acid Gas and Particulate cartidges.
  • Sanded the knees and bulkhead that support the forward lower and the upper shroud chainplates.
  • Used a chisel to scrape away some silicone that had been applied to the port and starboard shelves and their fiddles.
  • Sanded the starboard half of the v-berth: side of the hull above and below the shelf, upper and under sides of the shelf, underside of deck, and inside surfaces of the v-berth hatch.
  • Sanded the hull above the port side shelf and the upper side of the shelf.
  • Used both the Ridgid quarter sheet sander and the Ridgid multitool to sand and to cut away various fiberglass drips and oddities.
© Jonathan M. Bresler