Re: [Cal_Boats] The bit that holds the forestay to the bow...

Most CALs of that era had a Bronze stemhead fitting. I know the one on our CAL 21 was Bronze. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II used to have a 1970 CAL 21, "NODROG" On 07 Mar 2017 18:16:43 +0000 "bi… [at] suttonclan.us [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> writes: Hi Allen, I'm trying to avoid the de-masting! Do you know what material that is made out of (the boat is currently 30 miles away)? I was wondering if it was weldable. Thanks, Bill This Simple Skin Fix May Surprise You Gundry MD http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/58bf37a965f4737a948a8st03duc

I'm not sure but I'd call it the "bow fore-stay chain plate."I would definitely replace it before doing any further sailing, as you could not only lose your rig, break your mast, but kill one or more people in the cockpit. It's happened, in fact, just a year ago in an intra-club race on the San Francisco Bay our of Redwood City. In the mean time, I'd take the jib halyard and secure it to the pulpit and or the bow fitting that secures the jib tack, or both...just to be safe. I broke mine in Hurricane Gulch and, had I not had the fortune of breaking my jib luff cable the year before, and replaced it, I'd have lost my rig too, since that's what kept my mast from coming down. It's a good idea to periodically inspect your stay and shroud swedges as well, as salt water has a way of penetrating them, rusting and fracturing them. too. I make a habit of rinsing them with fresh water after most sails. Jerry of Shpritz. On Tuesday, March 7, 2017 3:44 PM, "rj… [at] juno.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: Most CALs of that era had a Bronze stemhead fitting. I know the one on our CAL 21 was Bronze. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD"1979 O'DAY DS IIused to have a 1970 CAL 21, "NODROG" On 07 Mar 2017 18:16:43 +0000 "bi… [at] suttonclan.us [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> writes: Hi Allen, I'm trying to avoid the de-masting! Do you know what material that is made out of (the boat is currently 30 miles away)? I was wondering if it was weldable. Thanks, Bill This Simple Skin Fix May Surprise You Gundry MD http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/58bf37a965f4737a948a8st03duc

On 3/7/2017 7:07 PM, Gerald Sobel so… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > I'm not sure but I'd call it the "bow fore-stay chain plate." > I would definitely replace it before doing any further sailing, as you > could not only lose your rig, break your mast, but kill one or more > people in the cockpit. It's happened, in fact, just a year ago in an > intra-club race on the San Francisco Bay our of Redwood City. In the > mean time, I'd take the jib halyard and secure it to the pulpit and or > the bow fitting that secures the jib tack, or both...just to be safe. > I broke mine in Hurricane Gulch and, had I not had the fortune of > breaking my jib luff cable the year before, and replaced it, I'd have > lost my rig too, since that's what kept my mast from coming down. Long ago my brother and I ran the other boat into a power line. It was quite dramatic for a few moments. The forestay burned through. The only thing that held the heavy wooden mast up was the spinnaker halyard that ran forward to the bow chainplate. To get home again (under power) we ran a couple more halyards forward. I keep an eye on that spinnaker halyard just in case it's needed again. Chris Campbell