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

[Michael]

OE turnbuckles are bronze. I still have the original.
Michael Grosh
#220

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From: "Wes Gardner via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
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Sent: 10/31/2017 9:12:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Tomfoolery -- Alberg 35 Rigging Failure

>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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