Hi, Tom — I have a replacement LF38 aluminum stemhead casting at home that I inherited with the boat. If you need to get a new casting and South Shore is out, you are welcome to use my spare to make a mold if needed.
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On 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
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