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

[Wes Gardner]

I think I miss-read the post...

On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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>> Jonathan M Bresler
>> S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
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