Tom:
I don’t know the vintage of your 36, but I’ll bet it’s close to my previous
34. They were similar boats.
One morning, I got a call from the dockmaster where I kept my 34. The boat
reportedly tried to sail out of the slip by itself in a heavy breeze. I later
discovered that my then-young children had un-cleated the roller furler line
while playing with the winch. The sail unfurled in the breeze, and at some
point the genny sheet wrapped around a lower shroud and ripped it out of the
mast. I had to replace the shroud (rod rigging) and also have the mast
repaired (welded) just below the spreader bracket. Your issue is obviously
different, but in my case South Shore Yachts was very helpful. They also had a
direct replacement for a gooseneck fitting that broke. I suggest calling them.
Robert MacLachlan
South Shore Yachts
905-468-4340 office
905-658-8454 cell
P.S. Much more careful about securing the roller furler when I leave the boat
these days.
From: Tom Alessi via CnC-List
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 4:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Tom Alessi
Subject: Stus-List Spreader Bracket
Went to check up on my boat the other day and found that my lower port spreader
bracket had been pulled off the mast, but still attached to spreader. Seems a
nearby sailboat owner had not removed the jib and it came unfurled during a
storm and caught hold of the spreader boot. I can only imagine it violently
shaking my spreader and rig. With the bracket partially off I can see a hole in
the mast.
- Is that some kind of access opening behind the bracket? Or is it worse than
that? I'm buried in the yard and the mast won't be down till spring.
-If the bracket or spreader is destroyed, does anyone know of a source for
replacements?
- Boat owner or Boatyard responsible?
Appreciate any info.
Tom Alessi
Andiamo C&C 36
646-283-1580
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