This is probably common knowledge, but it helps repeating. When you lay the mast down for winter, as a lot of us do here in the North, make sure that your spreaders hang "upside down", i.e., the open part that attaches to the mast points down.
Otherwise, water can accumulate in the spreaders and if it freezes, it can crack the ends. Even here, in Ottawa, where regularly crack -30, many boat owners forget to take that precaution. Btw. Water can accumulate (and freeze) in strange places. E.g. boarding ladders, pulpits, stantions, spreaders (we had all of those cracked after a winter on some boats in our Club). Marek 1994 C270 Legato Ottawa ON Sent from my Android-based can on a string -------- Original message -------- From: John Read via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 2022-11-07 08:04 (GMT-05:00) To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: John Read <johnprea...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Spreader replacement 1. Weld repair 2) Replace – Have found this scrap yard very helpful and large inventory at very reasonable pricing https://www.massmarineparts.com/<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.massmarineparts.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cef81cabc54814aa9fd1908dac0c0a6b6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638034230911067164%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pldifoSHKTqshi39J7RR%2Bfv6VpOJ9KO9UPTrXsJYS4I%3D&reserved=0> 1. Buy new – Klacko marine? South Shore? – will be expensive John Read Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT From: Bill Coleman via CnC-List Sent: Monday, November 07, 2022 7:05 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Spreader replacement Yeah, that's a nothing burger. Just take it too someone who can weld aluminum properly. I've done that a couple times with my own. Bill Coleman On Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 03:38 Macdara Vallely via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Hi, Anyone got any experience replacing spreader on an 80s C&C? I have a 1982 C&C 32 cb. The crack in the picture is on the SB spreader leading edge. Here is a link to a photo of the damaged section https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PqaaEQj_VdWYvkdtyLgIO11Gto9svM9J<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1PqaaEQj_VdWYvkdtyLgIO11Gto9svM9J&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cef81cabc54814aa9fd1908dac0c0a6b6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638034230911223385%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Tl692pExIKQiPaHALR042Nmkzi%2FcxRsgWvSSVWwdKGw%3D&reserved=0> I want to replace but don’t know where to source the part. In the meantime, would it be worth trying to throughbolt or rivet plates top and bottom to increase strength? Or would the necessary holes compromise further? All advice much appreciated. Thanks Macdara NYC -- Macdara
