Beaching Legs

[Peter]

Hi,
I've searched the message archives and found several references to
Beaching Legs.
Are there any plans for Vega legs available?

Thanks.

Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'

 

[stevebirch2002]

There should be drawings of the beaching legs in the handbook, if not
drop me an email and I iwll get a set of drawings made up.

Cheers

Steve Birch (Technical)

 

[pjacobs55]

Steve:
The handbook has cradle diagrams, but nothing I can see on beaching
legs. Anything you could rustle up would be very helpful.
Thanks!

Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'

 

[stevebirch2002]

Hi Peter

Send an email asking for diagram to:

DIANA WEBB (HYPERLINK "mailto:diana@..."diana@...).
She will post so will need your postal address.

Cheers

Steve Birch (Technical)

 

[vega1860]

There is a diagram of a cradle in the handbook, and another in the VORM. I don't know if these could be used for beaching legs.

Aloha,

Chuck

 

[cedricbaele]

On the subject of beaching legs, I might have some input to help others.
In the process restoring "Lyra" V-2941, I made some legs for the boat that enabled me to apply both interprotect and antifouling coats (7 in all) without having to move the pads on a conventional setup. What I did was to fasten an L-bracket via four bolts using the amidship stanchion base area (using the same holes through the deck). This bracket was then bolted thru a 4 by 4 treated piece of lumber with two 1/2" bolts. The end of the 4 by 4 then rested vertically on the ground on some plywood pads (to adapt to ground softness). The boat did not budge for a whole week with just these two legs holding it up. I did not however get on the boat too much, especially to the sides...
So, it seems like that area is really strong in the Vega, and as long as you use a good backing plate (made of aluminum preferably), you should be able to fashion some kind of bracket that would be permanently mounted, to which one could then attach beaching legs (maybe made of telescoping aluminum extrusions?)

Hope this is some help to the current discussion,

Cedric and Melissa
"Lyra" v-2941
Charleston, SC

 

[pjacobs55]

Thanks Chuck. I was more looking for something to carry on board to
use for careening.

Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'

P.S. Only two weeks to the Northwest Rendevous!

 

[michaellindabeebe]

Hello, I've a couple of beaching legs, came with my
Vega when I bought her, I'm not useing them, contact
me if interested,,,Mike

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[pjacobs55]

Pretty quiet here on the list lately, so I thought I'd generate a
little traffic.
I've finished my new beaching legs,

http://www.albinvega.co.uk/members/beachinglegs.pdf

and am waiting for the right tides to try them out, to change my prop.
I'll post pictures later.
Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'

 

[papasbackhoeinc]

Pretty cool idea. I just love stuff like this. Where did it come from? Vega Manual? Gotta get one of those. Thanks Andi #3179

 

[wxt8981]

Hi Peter;
yep, it's good idea. But it wouldn't do me much good, the tide here is about 1 foot (30 cm).
I need to clean the bottom of my Vega 2 or 3 times a year, I do it outside. I know an area where the water is about 5 foot deep (guess about 1.50 m). Lately a pod of dolphins comes around- though they don't help much, just look at me and I guess, think that human must be crazy.
I do have the boat out every 12 to 16 months for an anti-fouling paint job. That gives me the chance to check the prop, bearings, and through hull openings. The boat is out usually 3 or 4 days and I'm about a thousand bugs poorer.
But the Vega is worth it.. keeps me going....
Wilhelm, V-257

Harold Anderson papasbackhoeinc@... wrote: Pretty cool idea. I just love stuff like this. Where did it come from? Vega Manual? Gotta get one of those. Thanks Andi #3179

 

[pjacobs55]

Hi Wilhelm,
With a water temperature of 46 degrees that's not an option around here!
I envy your warm waters.

Andy, the plans are on the VAGB website, downloads. The only part I
didn't like doing was drilling two 7/8" holes in the side of the boat
one foot above the waterline to install the thru hulls :-(
The plans suggest tapping the inside of the thru hull to install a
plug, but I used a cap on the outside of the fitting ... works like a
charm.

Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'