[C38] Stanchions

[Steven Ribble]

Max, yes...same foot print.  Garhauer has a square-ish base that I think are
for removable stanchions and a one that's trapezoidal for the solid/fixed
type, which is what mine are (also characterized by the "flat top").  I
can't speak to the quality comment that Tom refers to, I just know mine have
been on the boat for 30 years and only needed to be replaced because the
over-wintering force exerted by the shrinkwrap caused them to bend.  I
thought I saw reinforced/gate style stanchions on their website, but don't
know about the footprint.

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Tom T. <tdtron at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> After hurricane Dennis (the Menace) skirted Tampa Bay a few years ago with
> a near miss, we got tangled up with a piling with the surge and had our
> starboard lifelines damaged along with the stanchions on that side.
>
> I replaced the stanchions near the rail at the aft end of the cabin
> with Catalina Direct stanchions. I replaced both sides so they would match.
> My boat had standard stanchions and those stanchions should have been the
> reinforced gate entry types which are heavier and more expensive.
>
> I didn't shop Garhauer and I probably should have but the original
> stanchions were JUNK so anything was an upgrade!  The metal in the
> replacement stanchions was much heavier gage and with the reinforced foot
> design of the gate type stanchion there was no comparison between quality or
> strength of the two types.
>
> The reason I bring this up is some of our members may have stanchions like
> the ones I replaced which may be a disaster waiting to happen.  If the
> stanchions at the front of the gate are like the thin, weak ones like I had
> they could fail.  The thin tube original stanchions may be OK for middle of
> the lifeline mounts but where the gates terminate they are inadequate
>
> Tom Troncalli
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com>
> *To: *Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
> *Sent:* 1/25/2011 12:00:20 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [C38] Stanchions
>
> Steve, do they have the same footprint???
> Regards, max
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Steven Ribble <steve.ribble at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Our stanchions are Garhauer...I replaced a couple last season...about $50
> each.
>
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Max Soto < <maxsoto at gmail.com>
> maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Steve,
>>
>> I'm not surprised if they were made by Garhauer......
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Max
>>
>> 2011/1/24 Steve Smolinske < <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>
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