[Public-List] Tomfoolery -- Alberg 35 Rigging Failure

[Wes Gardner]

Nope, you're good...

On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 10:51 AM, Jonathan Bresler via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Wes,
>
> Is there a particular concern regarding bronze clevis pins vs stainless
> steel?
>
> The only bronze clevis pin that remains on Constance is the one securing
> the jibstay.
> The stem appears to be chromed bronze with a bronze clevis pin connecting a
> bronze toggle to the stem.
> The bronze clevis fits the hole in the stem quite well, little play and
> little space for the clevis to apply an uneven torque to the edges of the
> hole in the stem.
> The bronze toggle is connected to the stainless steel toggle of the Selden
> roller furler using a stainless steel clevis.
> All the cotter pins are stainless steel.
>
> At some point, there may have been a shackle connected to one of the four
> holes in the stem.  That particular
> hole shows a lot of metal deformation, which i am guessing is from a
> shackle working side to side against the stem.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Wes Gardner via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
> > I don't have too many bronze clevis pins in my stainless rigging...nor
> > should you...
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Mike Lehman via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I install brand new cotter pins every year.
> > >
> > > On Oct 30, 2017 9:14 PM, "Jonathan Bresler via Public-List" <
> > > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Folks,
> > > >
> > > > Was catching up on issues of Good Old Boat this weekend.  Read about
> > the
> > > > rigging failure on Tomfoolery, an Alberg 35, in the September/October
> > > > issue.  A steel cotter pin, inserted into a bronze clevis pin
> securing
> > > the
> > > > jib stay, corroded and in corroding increased in diameter. The cotter
> > pin
> > > > was a tight fit and in corroding split the clevis pin securing the
> > > jibstay
> > > > to the stem.
> > > >
> > > > Got to wondering about Constance.  If that was the case on an Alberg
> > 35,
> > > > then perhaps Alberg 30's might have the same issue.   Happy to report
> > > that
> > > > the cotter pin was not corroded and was not a tight fit in the bronze
> > > > clevis pin.   However, one of the two bent legs of the cotter pin had
> > > > broken off.  The other leg broke off immediately upon my first
> attempt
> > to
> > > > straighten it in order to replace the cotter pin.   Cotter pin has
> been
> > > > replaced with another, one that is just a bit small so that there is
> a
> > > bit
> > > > of room between the cotter pin and the clevis pin.
> > > >
> > > > You may wish to check yours as well.  The article starts on page 36
> of
> > > the
> > > > September/October 2017 issue of Good Old Boat.
> > > >
> > > > Jonathan
> > > > --
> > > > Jonathan M Bresler
> > > > S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
> > > > Annapolis/Eastport MD
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