Guessing the plate is bolted in and the glass over it is not structural. On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 6:58 PM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Ahh... Of course. > > I had not thought of that. > > Have any of you had to do this repair, and do you know how the rod is > connected to the keel stub? > > As a bit of background, the 1/4" stainless rod rig material is attached to > the underside of the deck with a 1/4" x 1.5" x 3" stainless plate with two > 3/8" stainless screws/bolts. I am presuming a similar stainless plate was > fiberglassed in place at the keel. As of now, I can't really see it, but I > will be able to get to it. I am thinking I can grind it down a bit to get > to clean fiberglass, get a replacement 1/2" threaded rod, tap a hole into a > replacement stainless plate and get a welder additionally weld the rod in > place so it doesn't move (untwist). From there, fiberglass it in place. > > I can then use the existing rod and under-deck attachment. > > Am I missing something? > > Is there any particular trick to the fiberglassing? How many layers of > cloth would you use? > > Thanks!!! > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+ > "Astralis" > Madeira Beach, FL > (847) 404-5092 > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 2:47 PM Joel Aronson via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Bruce, >> >> If you have turning blocks attached to the deck I would be careful, as >> the rod counteracts the upward force of the halyards. If they are attached >> to the mast, I would think you are OK. >> >> Joel >> >> >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> Virus-free. >> www.avg.com >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> <#m_270904234532917239_m_6637486383092924218_m_-8953886778624034987_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> >> On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 2:34 PM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I have a 1994 37/40+, which of course has rod rigging. We were out >>> sailing yesterday, and I had put on some babystay and backstay tension, but >>> not a tremendous amount. >>> >>> When I got back to the dock, I found, down in the cabin that the rod >>> that is just forward of the mast broke loose from the keel trunk. This is >>> a 6 ft. length of rigging that runs from the underside of the deck to the >>> keel trunk to reinforce the deck at the aft end of the babystay track. >>> >>> The attachment at the keel failed due to rust, but I can't really tell >>> completely how it attached. There is a threaded rod that goes between to >>> keel trunk and the turnbuckle for adjustment. It seems as though it may >>> have been threaded rod welded on to a stainless steel plate that was >>> glassed in place on the top of the trunk. It was the threaded rod that >>> failed where it exited the fiberglass. >>> >>> Has anyone else had this fail? >>> >>> Do you know how the threaded rod was attached? >>> >>> How did you fix it? >>> >>> Finally, presuming I'm not putting on a lot of babystay tension, can I >>> still sail the boat in benign conditions until I can get it fixed? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Bruce Whitmore >>> 1994 C&C 37/40+ >>> "Astralis" >>> Madeira Beach, FL >>> (847) 404-5092 >>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help >>> with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - >>> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>> Thanks - Stu >> >> >> >> -- >> Joel >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help >> with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Joel
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
