[C320-list] Tip of the day

[Chris Burti]

I woke up yesterday morning and noticed the midship port stanchion bent back at a twenty five degree angle. Not sure when it happened, but we were not aboard. I pulled out an old mainsheet tackle from a twenty seven footer that I keep aboard to use as a preventer and connected the snap shackles loops of ¼” line tied to the top of the bent stanchion and the base of the forward stanchion. I was able to straighten it with remarkable ease.

I'll have to rebed the stanchion, but that sure beats replacing it.

Thanks,
Chris Burti
aboard Commitment
ICW NC heading North