Randy, I’d submit a request for a new handicap rating based on more weight aloft. :)
Looks good. Dennis C. Sent from my iPhone > On May 27, 2019, at 7:12 PM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Listers remember this thread? Well, I executed the repair plat outlined > below. Pictures at > https://drive.google.com/open?id=11rBlluc2BCDxmjNYQSf7aFsJZBDlt3Dq. > > Many thanks to Dennis, as always. > > Cheers, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > >> On Sep 25, 2018, at 10:44 AM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Thank you all for your replies and suggestions, some of which were off-list. >> >> Responding to points in the order received: >> >> 1. "Is it safe to sate that the main mast damage is from the screws ripping >> out of the mast itself?” >> The main mast damage IMO is the indentation from the aft edge of the >> spreader bracket plate. The screw holes are also damaged, but fixable. >> >> 2. "From the pictures it seems that the mast was horizontal on the transport >> trailer and the spreader took a shot that pushed it back, parallel to the >> direction of the mast?” >> The mast is horizontal on a set of custom sawhorses I fab’d - the top pieces >> are scalloped per the cross-section of the mast. While the rig was still up >> and the boat was being towed forward, the starboard spreader took a shot >> from some tree branches which twisted it aft. >> >> 3. "I think you need to have a conversation with the yard about the damage.” >> There was no yard involved. The boat was being towed by my good buddy on my >> crew (the same guy who fab’d my new teak handrails and drink holders), and >> hitting the trees on the way to the gin pole was an accident. I was there >> in another car, and saw all the tree trimmings, but I didn’t notice the >> damage when we dropped the mast. I only noticed it later when removing the >> spreaders to tidy up the mast storage for the offseason. >> >> 4. "You could take it [the bracket] to a metal shop and have them straighten >> it or make a new one. Up to you. To straighten the tube part …" >> A side-by-side comparison with the port bracket (newly uploaded IMG_0240.jpg >> at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FI3QhFi82jrSOzQtpJ-9Z54XK3lHvlIr) >> suggests the tube part isn’t straight. More likely the backing plate is >> warped, making the tube look bent aft. >> >> 5. "You did not send any photos of the spreader. Was it bent or weakened?” >> The spreader itself is 1 5/8” OD thick-wall aluminum tube, and was not bent >> or weakened in the incident. See newly-uploaded IMG_0243.jpg and >> IMG_0245.jpg at >> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FI3QhFi82jrSOzQtpJ-9Z54XK3lHvlIr. >> >> Based on input received, I think I will go the following route: >> * repair the screw holes in the mast - flatten by pounding / grinding, then >> drill larger and re-tap >> * fab a reinforcement plate to fasten between mast and spreader bracket, and >> shorten spreader accordingly >> * straighten the bracket (or fab a new one) and fasten to the reinforcement >> plate and mast >> * proceed with painting plans >> * not file an insurance claim >> >> Fortunately I have a nice long offseason, as my lake closed 1.5 months early >> this year, and will open one month late next year, due to reservoir >> expansion and related reconstruction (https://chatfieldreallocation.org). >> The good news is next spring we’ll have a brand-spanking-new marina >> facility! So I want Grenadine to be looking sharp :) Meanwhile I’ll occupy >> myself with ocean sailing - going to Catalina the next two weekends in a >> row, and probably the Virgins in the spring. >> >> The other good news is that my rebuilt mast step supports are solid as rock >> after two seasons. Removed the step and inspected them yesterday. This >> season in particular we had some strong winds that I’m sure stressed the >> rig. Twice I tore a headsail when the wind suddenly jumped from 10 to 35 >> mph, and another time I was caught in 48 mph under main only. Partway >> through the season I noticed slack in the backstay and wondered if the step >> had settled, but no sign of that, even after cranking up the backstay >> tension from time to time. I’d set the rake at the start of the season but >> never re-checked it. >> >> Thanks again for all your input. I don’t know what I would do without this >> mail list. >> >> Cheers, >> Randy >> >> >>> On Sep 24, 2018, at 10:52 PM, Randy Stafford <randal.staff...@icloud.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Listers I am in need of your wisdom. >>> >>> My boat is hauled for the offseason, and I dropped the mast again to >>> facilitate towing the boat somewhere for painting. >>> >>> Yesterday I discovered damage to the mast and starboard spreader bracket. >>> I suspect the damage occurred when the boat was being towed to the gin pole >>> to take the rig down - the rig was towed through some non-trivial tree >>> branches on the starboard side, resulting in substantial tree trimmings on >>> the boat and on the ground. >>> >>> Supporting that theory, the spreader bracket and mast show damage >>> consistent with a head-on force levering the spreader aft - the spreader >>> bracket plate is bent outboard on the aft side, and the mast has an >>> indentation at the aft edge of the spreader bracket plate. Also the screw >>> holes in the mast for the forward part of the spreader bracket plate are >>> pulled out (that’s how I first noticed the damage - those two screws were >>> pulled out). >>> >>> I’ve put pictures at >>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FI3QhFi82jrSOzQtpJ-9Z54XK3lHvlIr. >>> IMG_0227.jpg is of the mast where the starboard spreader bracket fastens. >>> The mast is laying horizontally with the forward edge up, and the picture >>> is taken from “below” looking “aloft”. >>> IMG_0234.jpg is looking at the aft side of the starboard spreader bracket, >>> laying on its plate on my workbench. >>> IMG_0237.jpg is looking at the bracket plate from above, with the tang down. >>> IMG_0238.jpg is also looking at the bracket from “above”, but with the >>> plate flat (I wish) on the workbench, and the tang obscured by the tube. >>> >>> In the photos of the bracket you can see the deformation of the plate. >>> >>> So, my questions to you listers: >>> 1. How catastrophic is this? Am I looking at mast replacement? >>> 2. Thoughts on repair strategies? (esp. for the mast - I can probably get a >>> new bracket fab’d, and can enlarge and re-tap the screw holes) >>> 3. To make an insurance claim or not? >>> >>> Note I have the port spreader bracket as a template and for fit-testing >>> etc. It’s undamaged (as is the port side of the mast) and symmetric with >>> the starboard bracket save for the location of the set screw hole for the >>> spreader. >>> >>> Grateful for any wisdom you can share. >>> >>> Thank You, >>> Randy Stafford >>> S/V Grenadine >>> C&C 30-1 #7 >>> Ken Caryl, CO >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. 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