At 07:22 AM 2/10/04 -0600, you wrote:
I plan to replace my teak bow sprit with one of SS.
Ted
I did something similar, except I didn't replace the anchor platform, but
reinforced it. What started out planning to reinforce a pretty flimsy teak
anchor platform with SS bracing wound up instead fabricating a piece
constructed of SS which has the dimensions of the original, left in place.
The new SS unit lays down on top of the existing teak and has edges which
turn down 90 degrees around the sides of the existing platform, producing a
very strong beam-like result. The various holes for bolting equipment in
place were reproduced in the SS piece and everything bolted back down.
This particular one has a new anchor roller as part of the new fabrication,
a single one. It could just as easily incorporate two in the design.
Being careful to get the template right resulted in a simple drop-in
installation. It was not particularly cheap but a very neat, fairly easy
way to go.
It was fabricated by Embree Welding in St. Pete. (Not the same as Embree
Marine here.)
Dan Stone
M/V Slow Dance
Albin 43
St. Petersburg, fl
At 07:22 AM 2/10/04 -0600, you wrote:
>I plan to replace my teak bow sprit with one of SS.
Ted
I did something similar, except I didn't replace the anchor platform, but
reinforced it. What started out planning to reinforce a pretty flimsy teak
anchor platform with SS bracing wound up instead fabricating a piece
constructed of SS which has the dimensions of the original, left in place.
The new SS unit lays down on top of the existing teak and has edges which
turn down 90 degrees around the sides of the existing platform, producing a
very strong beam-like result. The various holes for bolting equipment in
place were reproduced in the SS piece and everything bolted back down.
This particular one has a new anchor roller as part of the new fabrication,
a single one. It could just as easily incorporate two in the design.
Being careful to get the template right resulted in a simple drop-in
installation. It was not particularly cheap but a very neat, fairly easy
way to go.
It was fabricated by Embree Welding in St. Pete. (Not the same as Embree
Marine here.)
Dan Stone
M/V Slow Dance
Albin 43
St. Petersburg, fl
