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| Author: | Cork Guy [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Tiger maintenance |
Hello All, I'm looking for recommended maintenance advise for a 2004 vintage tiger. No obvious issues but I'm curious if there are particular areas to inspect or look for wear? Thanks, |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Sun Dec 18, 2016 6:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tiger maintenance |
Has the bottom been de-seamed? Not really maintenance, but it's something almost everyone did. Daggerboard trunk leaks. Especially the aft end at the bottom. Board tips - they're always finding the bottom. Cause of daggerboard trunk leaks Usual aluminum / stainless steel interaction corrosion everywhere. That's all I can remember from mine. Tigers are tanks. |
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| Author: | John Lunn [ Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tiger maintenance |
Something about the tramp changed in ? 2008?.... I recall a design flaw that was causing the tramps to tear at the front corners.... So many Tigers are still sailing.... |
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| Author: | Cork Guy [ Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tiger maintenance |
MBounds wrote: Has the bottom been de-seamed? Not really maintenance, but it's something almost everyone did. Thanks Matt, Dagger boards and trunk are ok. "Bottom been de-seamed?" This is something I'm not failure with. I assume I would look though the hatches for signs of glass being added from the inside? |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tiger maintenance |
No - the original Tigers had a very obvious hull join seam on the outside at the centerline - like the ones in between the hatch plates on the decks. Look underneath the boat - if it's all smooth, it's been de-seamed. Otherwise, it'll have a ~3/8" wide square seam that's pretty noticeable. |
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| Author: | John Lunn [ Mon Dec 26, 2016 9:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tiger maintenance |
H16's and H18's were built with a hull section, and a deck section. Then the two parts were placed in a jib and glued together. The lip provides a great deal of structural integrity. The more modern Tiger is built in two halves, left and right, which are joined. What Matt B said, look for the seam. If the previous owner arrived in harbour 'hot', and hit the dock, it is possible in a collision like that for the bow to split open or 'de-seam'. Same for the bottom of the hulls. The one Tiger I used to crew on got blown away one time, landed on the rocks. It only suffered cosmetic damage....tough as a tank. |
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