Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement

2016-07-12 Thread Sylvain Laplante via CnC-List
ly 11, 2016 2:34 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement #yiv9500424462 #yiv9500424462 -- P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}#yiv9500424462 Thanks! We'll try it out and report back... Cheers,Aaron R.Admiral Maggie,1979 C 30 MK1 #540Annapolis, MD From: Cn

Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement

2016-07-11 Thread Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List
11, 2016 11:46 AM To: CnClist Cc: Dennis C. Subject: Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement Polish it and then dye check it to reveal any cracks. Wear old clothes! Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA ___ This list

Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement

2016-07-11 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
, PA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 10:28 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Aaron Rouhi Subject: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement I came came back from a nice day of sailing

Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement

2016-07-11 Thread Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List
behalf of Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 11:33 AM To: C List Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement I would try to sand/polish the plate clean and smooth before moving forward. Work from 200 grit al

Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement

2016-07-11 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Polish it and then dye check it to reveal any cracks. Wear old clothes! Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA > ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by

Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement

2016-07-11 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Atlantic Spars may be able to fabricate one for you. I can't tell if that is surface corrosion or something sinister. Joel On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I would try to sand/polish the plate clean and smooth before moving >

Re: Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement

2016-07-11 Thread Josh Muckley via CnC-List
I would try to sand/polish the plate clean and smooth before moving forward. Work from 200 grit all the way up to 1000 or 2000 and then hand polish. You'll be amazed at how much more you can tell about the area of concern. It could just be a place where a steel cable deposited iron in the metal

Stus-List Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate Replacement

2016-07-11 Thread Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List
I came came back from a nice day of sailing in great winds and decent weather (usual for Chesapeake in July) and was washing down the hull when I noticed that the Forestay Stem Fitting / Chainplate is not looking so good. Here is a picture: http://i.imgur.com/sjBAFoy.jpg Not sure how I