You need to look at your particular casting and forestay configuration. I know on my 35-1 the forestay is attached to a stainless tang which is through bolted to the fiberglass of the bow and simply passes through a slot the bow casting. The casting and tang do not appear to be connected in any way.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Tom Lochhaas via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > The question about the 37 stemcast casting replacement reminded me about > an issue on my 1980 Landfall 38 that has nagged at me (or terrified me, > depending on my mood). My casting has some possibly serious cracks in it, > mostly likely originating in stresses placed by a the mooring line over the > bow roller when Hurricane Irene swept through New England a few years ago > (with enough force to open the mooring eye by breaking a weld and bending > 1-inch steel). When I first noticed the cracks, someone (who seems > generally knowledgeable) in my boatyard commented not to worry (much) > because, he said, the forestay itself attaches to metal embedded in the > hull - in essence, that cracks in the stemhead piece overall would not > threaten the rig. I'm nervous, since I realize I shouldn't just accept a > person's word for it - and the cracks seem to be worsening. I suspect > someone on this list may know enough about the boat's construction to give > me either partial relief or full terror - does the forestay's mounting > depend on the integrity of that casting overall? (If so, I guess I'm in the > same position as Pete in looking for a new one!) > Thanks. > > Tom Lochhaas > Newburyport, MA 01950 > 1980 Landfall 38 Topanga > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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