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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