[C38] shackles

[Tom T.]

I agree with Les,

Stainless makes a very poor roll pin.  Nickel in stainless has no spring
quality necessary to keep the pin in place.  You should be able to find a
good high carbon roll pin just about anywhere if you don't mind coating it
with some grease or paint to preserve it.

On Les's bilge pump question, I have no answer about your  bilge pump. 
When my bilge pump finally quit, I upped my insurance and programmed 911 in
my speed dial on my hellphone.  Just kidding, in Tampa Bay where we sail,
it's too shallow to sink anyway.

Our boat had a Whale when we got it and we rebuilt it some years ago with
parts we got from West.

Tom T.
#95




> [Original Message]
> From: Les <hlhowell at pacbell.net>
> To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Date: 8/10/2008 8:56:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [C38] shackles
>
> Your local stainless shop might be able to fabricate one for you.  You
> can also check in your local hardware store in their bulk screws... Look
> for some bins with blue on silver background labels.  That generally
> marks the stainless stuff.  However stainless wouldn't make good spring
> pins I think.  I suspect that the rolled pin was probably high carbon
> steel, which would be pretty safe with stainless. But I could be wrong.
>
> And since I don't know where you are located, I can only speculate what
> stores might be near you, but a good surplus chandlery might have the
> bit for you.
>
> 	Finally there is West Marine, or my favorite for the good stuff,
> DownWind Marine, and the ultimate fixit shop, San Diego Marine
> exchange.  
>
> 	You could also check out the local boatyards.
>
> Now my question:
>
> 	I have a bilge pump which is a Kempax, about 6 1/2" diaphragm, bulkhead
> mounted bilge pump.  I don't know if this was Catalina Standard or not,
> but I cannot find the parts or the replacement for this guy.  I would
> like to keep the same pump because of the issues of patching the
> mounting point on the forward edge of the cockpit stern seat.  It is on
> the starboard side.  But it does need work and like yesterday.  So, what
> do you all have or recommend, and is yours mounted in the same location?
>
> Regards,
> Les H
> On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 17:08 -0700, Kenneth M. Sutto wrote:
> >                      I have a situation that I hope someone can help
> > me with. I replaced my main halyard, wire to rope, and the shackle
> > hooking to the main sail is a Wichard "keypin with bar shackle" 5/16".
> > I had to punch out the rolled pin holding the bar in the shackle to
> > remove it. The rolled pin got pretty messed up  and I can't get it
> > back in. I tried West Marine, Boater's World,every specialty parts and
> > screw store  around. I called Wichard back east for help an no luck.
> > One hardware store had a pin but it was aluminium I told him it won't
> > match with stainless steel.
> >                      Is there anyone that can tell me where I can get
> > a 5/32 stainless steel rolled pin for this shackle? There is a picture
> > of it in the West Marine catalog page 1183, also in the Defender
> > catalog page 59. I don't really want to spend $40 for a new shackle
> > and still have to pound out that roled pin to hook it up to my main
> > haylard.
> >  
> >             Ken Sutto,
> >                      Sundancer
> > 
> > 
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