I'd rather have a tang bolted to the bow with the bolts in shear rather than have a forestay attached to a bow plate pulling up on the bolts and glass.
Dennis C. On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Wally Bryant via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My LF38 forestay was just attached to the cast aluminum bow rollers, which > were bolted to a large backing plate glassed into the deck. All the > forestay stress was placed on two tabs of cast aluminum, which caused me a > great deal of worry. I've since replaced it with a SS plate and rollers, > which also wraps down over the bow and is bolted to the hull. > > So I'd take a really good look at it. It looks like there is more than > one configuration. > > Wal > > > On 3/16/2015 8:03 PM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List wrote: > >> As I recall, the forestay is connected to this piece via a tang but there >> is structural attachment to the hull just below it. > >
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