Sprayhood attachment?

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John Denney

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Oct 30, 2019
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I have had a replacement sprayhood made and on the old one a piece of shockcord was threaded through the front and appeared to just fit under the lip formed by the coachroof and the two pieces of wood on either side. I have done it the same way but it is not very secure - in fact a good tugg on the sprayhood and it pops off. Anyone found a modification that makes it more secure?

John
 
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pjacobs55

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Oct 30, 2019
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Hi John,
Mine was attached the same way, and on a couple of occasions when I got thrown on the spray hood the whole thing collapsed. I replaced the frame with 7/8" stainless tubing and added a strut on either side from the rear frame to the cockpit combing, ahead of the winch. I also added hand holds across the rear frame. Solid as a rock, and still just bungy'd down in the front.


Peter
www.sintacha.com
 
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albinvega3283

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Oct 30, 2019
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Hi Peter

Where did you get this made as I need a new hood for my Series 3. I live in Largs – Scotland for those that do not know the UK.

David Wisdish
Ponteneur V3283

From: Peter
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 4:30 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlbinVega] Re: Sprayhood attachment?


Hi John,
Mine was attached the same way, and on a couple of occasions when I got thrown on the spray hood the whole thing collapsed. I replaced the frame with 7/8" stainless tubing and added a strut on either side from the rear frame to the cockpit combing, ahead of the winch. I also added hand holds across the rear frame. Solid as a rock, and still just bungy\'d down in the front.


Peter
www.sintacha.com
 
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pjacobs55

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Oct 30, 2019
1,459
Hi David,
Steve Birch knows of a person in the UK who makes a very good Vega spray hood. I saw one on a boat ("Shiva") and it was a nice piece of work.

I had a go at it myself. I like the look of the original spray hood so decided to try and duplicate the original frames, using the old ones as a pattern. I bent the frames up using a home-made wooden jig described in Don Casey's "Canvas Work and Sail Repair".

Some pictures at
Being a little nervous attacking an expensive piece of stainless right away, a practice set of frames from EMT (electrical metal tubing) was made first and test-fit on the boat.

7/8" stainless was used for the final set, instead of the usual 1", as it's easier to work with and, I think, strong enough for most conditions.

New mounting plates were made for either side of the cabin that have 2 pivot points instead of 1. This gives a bit more room for the end fittings when the top gets folded down.

Hope this helps!

Peter
www.sintacha.com
 
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pjacobs55

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Oct 30, 2019
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Almost looks like you know what you?re doing.



Very nice!



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dougpol1

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Feb 13, 2010
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Sorry about the bottom post on the last one. I use Linux and most lists
there insist on bottom posting. As a result I forget and usually wind up
wrong here and elsewhere as well:) . Doug
 
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albinvega3283

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Oct 30, 2019
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Peter

Thanks for the detail that helps a great deal. You have encouraged me to have a go myself.

Regards

David
Ponteneur V3283

From: Douglas Pollard
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 6:08 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Re: Sprayhood attachment?


Sorry about the bottom post on the last one. I use Linux and most lists
there insist on bottom posting. As a result I forget and usually wind up
wrong here and elsewhere as well:) . Doug
 
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