Ariel242
07-08-2014, 11:57 AM
Hello everyone,
Hurricane Arthur did not treat my old gal well. A 40 ton mooring neighbor broke free during the storm (from morally questionable circumstances) and snowballed A242 and 3 other boats downwind. She caught the tangle of boats on the bow pulpit, dragged her attached mooring tackle about 300 yds, and was released once the pulpit gave way, shearing in half and ripping a few stanchions off the deck.
So now I need to find a bow puplit and a couple stanchions, preferably from a salvage yard or derelict boat to save some money for the deck work. Do any of you have any advice to what models of boats I should look for to find similar hardware? I'm guessing most older sailboats in this size had about the same bow angle, but don't want to order something sight unseen that won't fit. Any advice for this repair is appreciated.
-Jeremy
Hurricane Arthur did not treat my old gal well. A 40 ton mooring neighbor broke free during the storm (from morally questionable circumstances) and snowballed A242 and 3 other boats downwind. She caught the tangle of boats on the bow pulpit, dragged her attached mooring tackle about 300 yds, and was released once the pulpit gave way, shearing in half and ripping a few stanchions off the deck.
So now I need to find a bow puplit and a couple stanchions, preferably from a salvage yard or derelict boat to save some money for the deck work. Do any of you have any advice to what models of boats I should look for to find similar hardware? I'm guessing most older sailboats in this size had about the same bow angle, but don't want to order something sight unseen that won't fit. Any advice for this repair is appreciated.
-Jeremy