Thanks for this offer, Fred. I might have to take you up on it, though I'd
think I should be able to remove my current one and use it for a mold if
needed, even with its cracks.

Thanks also to Dennis C, Bob B, Wally B, and Dave G for all your helpful
information and thoughts. I guess I should have held off on my original
post until I get the shrink wrap off and see my exact configuration, but
with your help I'm at least prepared now and have next steps in mind!

As always, a great e-mail list!
Tom

Tom Lochhaas
11 Summer St.
Newburyport, MA 01950
mobile 508.517.6926
alternate email: t...@lochhaas.com


On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net>
wrote:

> 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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