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

[Michael Connolly]

So do I. The issue was using a plain steel cotter key. Now that was foolish. 
Michael #133 

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

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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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