Stus-List Re: Bow Repair

[Bob Tallman via CnC-List]

Agree on getting new chain plates fabricated but have a great deal of reservation of doing the repair yourself.

When you say sever damage and the fact that the chain plate(s) were bent and damaged would imply you need to ensure that the structural integrity of where the forestry mounts is rock solid.  

If the hit was that severe, you may have other structural challenges such as teh hull deck joint and related seal plus stress fractures.

In my opinion this might be best executed by an experienced glass mechanic, one who can assess the structural integrity.  Don?t want to mess with that letting go??

On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 9:06 AM Paul Fountain via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

Take the damaged ones to a local fabrication shop, they should be able to make you new ones.

Paul

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From: Brian Morrison via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 8:44:50 AM
To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Brian Morrison <brianm...@hotmail.com>
Subject: Stus-List Bow Repair

 

Hello All,

I had an unfortunate encounter with a buoy and my 1979 C&C 34 suffered pretty severe damage to the bow. The chain plate for the forestay was bent and needs to be replaced. There is some fiberglass repair needed as well. I?m thinking of fixing it myself. Anyone know where I can get a chain plate/backing plate from. And, advice on repairing the fiberglass. I?m located in Baltimore, MD. See pics attached. 

Thanks

Brian

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Bob Tallman
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