[C38] Something to check

[Steve Smolinske]

The ORR prohibit coated lifelines for just that reason they hide
corrosion,  You can soak your coated lifelines in MEK overnight and the
coating will fall right off.   We just replaced ours with Dyneema and
took out the gates.  

 

Steve

 

 

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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Launie
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 4:22 PM
To: listserve at catalina38.org
Subject: Re: [C38] Something to check

 

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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