I am still going with "not your problem". Kind of like when a shop ran
my car into a pole, I didn't show up and start working on it. I l let my
insurance and their insurance fight it out.
Joe
Coquina
On 9/26/2018 12:12 AM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List wrote:
Hi Randy,
I offered for you to get back to me on #2 if you weren't proceeding
with #3.
So here it is, practical repair strategy 2:
- flatten mast area under spreader base(s) with flap sander, hand file
or belt sander
- make two (2) pieces aluminum plate 1/4" thick slightly larger area
than spreader base
- drill hole in each plate same size as stout bolt and alignment as
per spreader base
- glue each plate to mast, using stout bolt as alignment tool, using
something like "Devcon" metal repair as to secure the plates and even
out the "hollowing damage" and enough to fill old holes
- drill & tap new screw holes in new plate to match spreader base
- reinstall spreader bases
Tips:
- Don't worry. Be Happy
- The spreader base deformation likely happened during fabrication. It
looks typical of stainless steel "pulling" in high heat situations
- You are correct in assuming the stout bolt does almost all the work
- I might throw a couple of rivets into the new plate to feel
better... just don't put 3 holes the same size in a row close together
(including the screws) as that can propagate into a crack a few years
down the road.
Cheers, Russ
ex-/Sweet /35 mk-1
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