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-------- Original message --------From: Randy Stafford via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 5/27/19 17:12 (GMT-08:00) To: cnc-list
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Randy Stafford <randal.staff...@icloud.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Tree Trimming Listers remember this thread? Well, I
executed the repair plat outlined below. Pictures at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=11rBlluc2BCDxmjNYQSf7aFsJZBDlt3Dq.Many thanks
to Dennis, as always.Cheers,Randy StaffordS/V GrenadineC&C 30-1 #7Ken Caryl,
COOn Sep 25, 2018, at 10:44 AM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:Thank you all for your replies and suggestions,
some of which were off-list.Responding to points in the order received:1. "Is
it safe to sate that the main mast damage is from the screws ripping out of the
mast itself?”The main mast damage IMO is the indentation from the aft edge of
the spreader bracket plate. The screw holes are also damaged, but fixable.2.
"From the pictures it seems that the mast was horizontal on the transport
trailer and the spreader took a shot that pushed it back, parallel to the
direction of the mast?”The mast is horizontal on a set of custom sawhorses I
fab’d - the top pieces are scalloped per the cross-section of the mast. While
the rig was still up and the boat was being towed forward, the starboard
spreader took a shot from some tree branches which twisted it aft.3. "I think
you need to have a conversation with the yard about the damage.”There was no
yard involved. The boat was being towed by my good buddy on my crew (the same
guy who fab’d my new teak handrails and drink holders), and hitting the trees
on the way to the gin pole was an accident. I was there in another car, and
saw all the tree trimmings, but I didn’t notice the damage when we dropped the
mast. I only noticed it later when removing the spreaders to tidy up the mast
storage for the offseason.4. "You could take it [the bracket] to a metal shop
and have them straighten it or make a new one. Up to you. To straighten the
tube part …"A side-by-side comparison with the port bracket (newly uploaded
IMG_0240.jpg at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FI3QhFi82jrSOzQtpJ-9Z54XK3lHvlIr) suggests
the tube part isn’t straight. More likely the backing plate is warped, making
the tube look bent aft.5. "You did not send any photos of the spreader. Was it
bent or weakened?”The spreader itself is 1 5/8” OD thick-wall aluminum tube,
and was not bent or weakened in the incident. See newly-uploaded IMG_0243.jpg
and IMG_0245.jpg at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FI3QhFi82jrSOzQtpJ-9Z54XK3lHvlIr.Based on
input received, I think I will go the following route:* repair the screw holes
in the mast - flatten by pounding / grinding, then drill larger and re-tap* fab
a reinforcement plate to fasten between mast and spreader bracket, and shorten
spreader accordingly* straighten the bracket (or fab a new one) and fasten to
the reinforcement plate and mast* proceed with painting plans* not file an
insurance claimFortunately I have a nice long offseason, as my lake closed 1.5
months early this year, and will open one month late next year, due to
reservoir expansion and related reconstruction
(https://chatfieldreallocation.org). The good news is next spring we’ll have a
brand-spanking-new marina facility! So I want Grenadine to be looking sharp :)
Meanwhile I’ll occupy myself with ocean sailing - going to Catalina the next
two weekends in a row, and probably the Virgins in the spring.The other good
news is that my rebuilt mast step supports are solid as rock after two seasons.
Removed the step and inspected them yesterday. This season in particular we
had some strong winds that I’m sure stressed the rig. Twice I tore a headsail
when the wind suddenly jumped from 10 to 35 mph, and another time I was caught
in 48 mph under main only. Partway through the season I noticed slack in the
backstay and wondered if the step had settled, but no sign of that, even after
cranking up the backstay tension from time to time. I’d set the rake at the
start of the season but never re-checked it.Thanks again for all your input. I
don’t know what I would do without this mail list.Cheers,RandyOn Sep 24, 2018,
at 10:52 PM, Randy Stafford <randal.staff...@icloud.com> wrote:Listers I am in
need of your wisdom.My boat is hauled for the offseason, and I dropped the mast
again to facilitate towing the boat somewhere for painting.Yesterday I
discovered damage to the mast and starboard spreader bracket. I suspect the
damage occurred when the boat was being towed to the gin pole to take the rig
down - the rig was towed through some non-trivial tree branches on the
starboard side, resulting in substantial tree trimmings on the boat and on the
ground.Supporting that theory, the spreader bracket and mast show damage
consistent with a head-on force levering the spreader aft - the spreader
bracket plate is bent outboard on the aft side, and the mast has an indentation
at the aft edge of the spreader bracket plate. Also the screw holes in the
mast for the forward part of the spreader bracket plate are pulled out (that’s
how I first noticed the damage - those two screws were pulled out).I’ve put
pictures at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FI3QhFi82jrSOzQtpJ-9Z54XK3lHvlIr.IMG_0227.jpg
is of the mast where the starboard spreader bracket fastens. The mast is
laying horizontally with the forward edge up, and the picture is taken from
“below” looking “aloft”.IMG_0234.jpg is looking at the aft side of the
starboard spreader bracket, laying on its plate on my workbench.IMG_0237.jpg is
looking at the bracket plate from above, with the tang down.IMG_0238.jpg is
also looking at the bracket from “above”, but with the plate flat (I wish) on
the workbench, and the tang obscured by the tube.In the photos of the bracket
you can see the deformation of the plate.So, my questions to you listers:1. How
catastrophic is this? Am I looking at mast replacement?2. Thoughts on repair
strategies? (esp. for the mast - I can probably get a new bracket fab’d, and
can enlarge and re-tap the screw holes)3. To make an insurance claim or
not?Note I have the port spreader bracket as a template and for fit-testing
etc. It’s undamaged (as is the port side of the mast) and symmetric with the
starboard bracket save for the location of the set screw hole for the
spreader.Grateful for any wisdom you can share.Thank You,Randy StaffordS/V
GrenadineC&C 30-1 #7Ken Caryl,
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