[C320-list] Stanchion Issue-Ideas?

[jonvez at comcast.net]

Hi Kirk,

Nobody would do it on the boat. You really have to choices--see if a welder will come to the boat and do it there or take it into a shop. The heat etc is just too much (not to mention welding on moving boat) that nobody would consider. I decided that since I had to remove the stanchion anyway to bring it to the welder so they could do it in the shop. 

BTW, I noticed a comment regarding the light. Jeff Hare suggested running a messenger line with the wire instead of cutting and this is what I would recommend for your Bow light.  Hope this helps...

Regards,

Jon

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Kirk McCullough" <kirk.mccullough at telus.net> 

> Jon 
> 
> I recently had a weld at the base of a stachion break. Mostly of my doing, 
> by looping the bow line around it and mooring the boat in rough water, it 
> strained on the stanchion until it cracked. I broke it all the way through 
> trying to straighten the slight bend in the stanchion. 
> 
> Anyway did you ever find a way to get yours welded while still on the boat? 
> Mine is the stanchion which is part of the bow pulpit, so I dont want to 
> remove the entire pulpit. 
> 
> Kirk McCullough 
> Boomerang #124 
> 
> 
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:55 AM 
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Stanchion Issue-Ideas? 
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> 
> > Thank you all for your replies. Looks like I will start by trying to find 
> > a welder and determining whether it is worth having it done on the boat or 
> > just taking it off-- 
> > 
> > Regards, 
> > 
> > Jon Vez 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > From: bruceheyman at cox.net 
> > 
> >> Jon, 
> >> You can get welders to come down to work on your boat but the cost 
> >> usually goes 
> >> up rapidly that way. Also after they are done they usually fille the weld 
> >> down 
> >> and polish it so that it looks good. While SS is usually alow to rust the 
> >> little filing if not removed will rust rapidly and stain the fiber glass. 
> >> 
> >> To "fit into our slip" we had to take the pulpit of and bring it to a 
> >> fabricator 
> >> to have it shortened. It was not a very hard job, in fact it was easier 
> >> than 
> >> doing one of the stand alone stachions. Hbopefully the Pushpit is similar 
> >> (?) In 
> >> that there are plates in the fiberglass with threaded holes so there are 
> >> no 
> >> dificult (i.e., impossible) to reach nuts. 
> >> The wires are usually much longer than they need to be so you just cut 
> >> them and 
> >> used crimp connectors to re-attach when you get it back. Best if you use 
> >> a 
> >> marine connector asd they usually have heat shring seals with an 
> >> adheasive toi 
> >> help make the connection water tight. 
> >> I wonder if your weld is failing because it was not made right or if it 
> >> is under 
> >> a lot of stress? If the later you may want to very carefully measure the 
> >> distance between the bases where they attach to the boat before you 
> >> remove it 
> >> and ask the welder to try to match. 
> >> Good luck. 
> >> Bruce 
> >> Somerset 671 SoCal 
> >> Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless 
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message----- 
> >> From: jonvez at comcast.net 
> >> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:35:45 
> >> To:C320-List at catalina320.com (320 List) 
> >> Subject: [C320-list] Stanchion Issue-Ideas? 
> >> 
> >> I'm hoping someone can offer an alternative to what I'm afraid the answer 
> >> will 
> >> be to this problem: I noticed that one of the aft stanchion's weld has 
> >> begun 
> >> parting from the base. About a quarter of the circumfrance has parted. It 
> >> is the 
> >> starboard stanchion that is closest to the boarding ladder. 
> >> 
> >> Does anyone know a a way of addressing this without removing the entire 
> >> starboard side pushpit setup and of course the added complication of the 
> >> stern 
> >> light wiring? If I have it spot welded in place I believe I will have goo 
> >> for a 
> >> stern section...any ideas would be greatly appreciated-- 
> >> 
> >> Regards, 
> >> 
> >> Jon Vez 
> > 
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