[Rhodes22-list] Lost My Headstay and Furler

[Curtis Ruck]

Peter,

You had a T-Bolt attachment at the masthead.

Most likely you would need to get a new forestay run up through the CDI
furler with a new T-Bolt swaged fitting.  Something like this...

I just redid my backstays, and I used swageless Hayn Hi-Mod Compression Eye
, but this was done at the chainplate, so repair would be much simpler in
case of failure.

I'd recommend a professional replacing the forestay as swaging presses are
typically outside normal price ranges, but if your feeling adventurous....
You could replace your forestay yourself with replacement 1x19 T316 1/8"
stainless cable and Hayn Hi-Mod Compression fittings on both ends.  Since
you have the entire cable, measuring for length would be trivial, and
replacing it would be ~$150 between cable, fittings, and shipping, and
about an hours worth of work.

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?name=hayn-toggle-jaw&path=-1|118|2358509|2358515&id=78887

https://theriggingco.com/2016/11/14/mechanical-or-swage/
https://www.amazon.com/ArkHardware-Stainless-Steel-Commercial-Marine/dp/B015HMRV70/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1502755210&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=1x19%2B1%2F8%2BT316&th=1
http://hayn.com/marine/rigging/himod.html



On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 7:12 PM <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> I was finally able to return to Groton with my trailer today.  I
> hauled the boat, packed it for travel, and brought it home.  Once
> home, I disassembled the furler, and took a look at what was left of
> forestay attachment hardware at the top of the mast.
>
> As I suspected, the failure occurred near the top of the mast.  The
> forestay wire itself was completely intact.  The bit of hardware
> attached to the upper end of the ware failed.  At the point of
> failure, it looks like there may be the start of a threaded portion.
> The piece still attached at the top of the mast looks like it’s shaped
> to accept a cylindrical (sp ?) piece of hardware.  I’m at a loss to
> recall the bits of gear that allowed this connection to be made.
>
> I’ll try to attach a picture of the pieces I found.
>
> I hope to visit a rigger in the next day or two in the hopes that a
> professional will be able to figure this out.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
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