[C38] Something to check

[Joseph Launie]

Charles,
     just replaced our lifelines. Our new ones are uncoated. It seems 
the coating can hide corrosion. Joe
On 5/17/2013 6:05 AM, Charles Finn wrote:
> I have been really busy getting the boat ready this year as it is 
> major maintenance time!  I have replaced the main bulkhead, reworked 
> the rudder post including welding the quadrant, installed a rudder 
> position indicator, cleaned out the zebra mussels from the heat 
> exchanger.....   And am currently moving all my stantions out to the 
> rail!   Don't worry Steve!  I will be writing some of these up for the 
> magazine!
> Plus, I have been busy retiring!  Thought that would be simple, but it 
> seems everything I think will be simple these days....
>
> Now to the disturbing discovery.  When I removed the stantions and 
> started cutting off the bases in preparation for the move to the 
> rail,  I of course was looking at the weld area where the strap 
> connects from the base to the stantion.  I had observed last fall when 
> taking the boat out that at least one or two looked like they were 
> cracked.   Turns out that SIX of the eight stantions were outright 
> cracked or showed deformation at the weld!  When I cut the base off, I 
> was able to easily remove the weld with my hand....
> I suggest folks carefully examine this weld area as the stantions are 
> made of light tubing and welds of course weaken it even further.  My 
> new bases do not require welds as they have a long neck.
> I am pretty handy with a mig welder and was able to repair these 
> stantions for this year, but clearly my fall project will be replacing 
> those stantions and lifelines!
>
> By the way, turns out moving the stantions was not as big a project as 
> I thought and not nearly as expensive!   Sailrite has stantion bases 
> at half the cost of anyone else.
>
> Regards,
> Chuck Finn
> Mighty Quinn  #114
> Great Lakes
>
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