[C38] Stanchions
Chuck Finn
charles at finn.ws
Fri Jan 28 08:27:31 EST 2011
Max,
Here is the rigrite url:
http://www.rigrite.com/Hardware/Stanchions_&_Bases/Stanchion_Bases_SS.html#SS%20Stanchion%20Bases%20that%20Attach%20to%20Toerail
As you can see, this would put the stanchion on the outside edge of our
toerail and would eliminate the base. This would result in a lot of
room on the deck. I am thinking of using two of the bases for the gate
and then moving forward. My issue about this would look is that I will
have to connect to the stern rails and bow pulpit, which would remain as
they are.
I would also have to fill all the holes in the deck from where the
plates were and re-route the holding tank vent, but that would be worth
it for the extra room on deck and the elimination of possible leaks.
What to our C38 folks think?
Chuck Finn
Mighty Quinn #114
Great Lakes
On 1/27/2011 11:21 AM, Max Soto wrote:
> Chuck, Did you send a link for the rigrite stanchions?
> Regards,
>
> Max
>
> 2011/1/26 Chuck Finn <charles at finn.ws <mailto:charles at finn.ws>>
>
> One way I know it is sailing season is the scrape on my shin
> obtained as I climb from the cabin to the cockpit. The other
> wound is the bruises on the side of both legs as I bang into the
> stanchions. I love the look of our boats, but the design idea
> that the stanchions should follow the inward bend of the
> tumblehome really does not work for me. There just is not enough
> deck for a guy my size. I am still considering bending and
> re-welding the current stanchions into a vertical position, but
> perhaps even a better solution would be to remove the current
> stanchions altogether and going with a toe rail stanchion like you
> see on C&C yachts. Rigrite.com has these. Attaching stanchions
> directly to our toerail seems to be a viable option as the rail is
> really heavy duty. Additionally, you can buy the bases and use
> the current tubing assuming it is not the light weight stuff Tom
> has commented on. This would give us a lot more deck space for
> size 11 feet.
> Just thinking aloud at this point, but I really am tired of the
> bruising!
>
> Chuck Finn
> Mighty Quinn #114
> Great Lakes
>
>
> On 1/25/2011 3:25 PM, Max Soto wrote:
>> Good to know that they share the same foot print... If the
>> removable stanchion's base also fits, I'll go for that one next
>> time..... A little heavier, but if they bend, it will be so much
>> easier to replace.......
>> Thanks, Max
>>
>> 2011/1/25 Steven Ribble <steve.ribble at gmail.com
>> <mailto:steve.ribble at gmail.com>>
>>
>> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto:maxsoto at gmail.com>
>> *To: *Catalina 38 Listserve
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>> *Sent:* 1/25/2011 12:00:20 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [C38] Stanchions
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>> 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
>> <mailto: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 <mailto:maxsoto at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Steve,
>>>
>>> I'm not surprised if they were made by
>>> Garhauer......
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Max
>>>
>>> 2011/1/24 Steve Smolinske
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>>> Does anyone know who made our stanchions?
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