[C38] Something to check

[Larry Malmberg]

Life lines, yes they do get rusted with the pretty white coating on them.
We came to the stark realization in 09 when the Trans Pac YC's rules stated
that you had to have uncoated life lines.  Mine of course were the pretty
white coated ones.  Just another expense I thought until one of our crew
was leaning against the coated life line and it broke, it was rusted out!
Fortunately this happened at the dock so no one went overboard.  Food for
thought here folks.

Larry  Team Hassle

Larry Malmberg
7231 Boulder Avenue
Highland CA 92346
909-208-1847


On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Steve Smolinske <
SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com> wrote:

> 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.  ****
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> Steve****
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> *From:* listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [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****
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> Charles,
>     just replaced our lifelines. Our new ones are uncoated. It seems the
> coating can hide corrosion. Joe****
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> On 5/17/2013 6:05 AM, Charles Finn wrote:****
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> 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!
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> 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.
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> Regards,
> Chuck Finn
> Mighty Quinn  #114
> Great Lakes
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