[C320-list] Port gate stanchion replacement

[Daryl Hunt]

Hi Ken - At some point, possibly before I even owned the boat, the gate 
stanchion was bent inward.  The outboard corner of the triangular plate 
was bent and the weld to the stanchion was cracked.   I considered 
having it rewelded but upon removal I could see that the bolt weld under 
the plate was also cracked. Good idea though. I was able to bend the 
forward section to match the deck holes.  I may now try to bend the 
forward plate to lay flat on the toe rail.

Best regards,
Daryl

(585) 233-7814

On 5/5/2018 2:24 PM, Ken Geiger wrote:
> Hi Daryl.  May I ask why you are replacing the port gate stanchion?  Our port stanchion was bent over when our winter structure failed under a snow load that slipped off the tarping of the boat beside us.
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> We took the stanchion off, with some difficult maneuvering and had it straightened in a press.  Amazingly it returned to its original shape. With great maneuvering difficulties and some special coat hanger tools and duct seal to hold nuts to the tools we got it back on.  I also made a special tool to hold the base of the more forward stanchions under my foot while I levered them more straight using a pipe.
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>   Regards
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> Ken
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> ---- Original Message ----
> From: Daryl Hunt <drhunt at rochester.rr.com>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Sat, May 5, 2018 1:18 pm
> Subject: [C320-list] Port gate stanchion replacement
>
> Greetings fellow C320 owners.  I ordered a replacement port gate
> stanchion for my '99 C320 (#660) a year ago from Catalina Direct and am
> just getting around to the install.  I had to remove some fiberglass to
> access the bolts but finally got the old one off. It wasn't until then
> that I realized the new stanchion is not the same as the original.   The
> tall upright base holes line up but the lower "h" shaped part is
> narrower and lower.  On the original, the lower leg is angled whereas
> the new one is vertical.  Here are images showing the difference
> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19oRGlyWshUXXYwMr6LjtRY7HnwTaUvXZ?usp=sharing>.
>     Catalina Direct only shows one type of gate stanchion for the 320s
> <https://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1485_704/gate-stanchion-port-highlow.cfm>.
>
>
> The height difference doesn't bother me but the lower stanchion plate is
> ~1" short of the original holes.  I might be able to bend it but then
> the plate itself would not be flat.  I'd hate to have to drill new
> holes.  Has anyone else run into this problem?
>



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