[Public-List] Stem head fitting

[Mike Lehman]

I do have a spare stem head fitting. However is is for the older boats. I
removed it from hull 135 prior to the boat going to the crusher. It will
not work on the 'new' boats.

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 9:48 AM mahseer--- via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> I believe that mike leeman May  have a line on one from a destroyed berg.
> John Boor
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Oct 26, 2019, at 7:57 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > Good day -
> >
> > Edson in the USA supplied many of the castings.   If you catch them on a
> good day (and send a photograph) they may look through their collection of
> patterns and that could result in finding your stem head fitting.
> >
> > Because they were made specifically for the Alberg 30, and because our
> boats have been out of production for so long, I would say that is the only
> way you’d get a new one.
> >
> > You could have the existing fitting welded.  A skilled machine shop may
> have a welder who can identify the alloy then do a good job of the repair.
> I think that may be the route you should explore.
> >
> >
> > Gordon Laco
> > #426 Surprise
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Oct 26, 2019, at 6:36 AM, Shaun Sims via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> We just recently sold our Alberg 30 here in Cairns, Australia after
> crossing over to the dark side and purchasing a catamaran.
> >>
> >> Tropica is one of the last Albergs to be produced and was sailed out to
> Australia from Canada about 6 years ago.
> >>
> >> We’ve sailed Tropica up and down the Queensland coast in every kind of
> weather and she has handled like a dream.
> >>
> >> You can understand our dismay then, when this morning we bumped into
> the new owner of Tropica who told us that the cast aluminium stemhead broke
> just below the forestay roller furler. Fortunately he was able to turn the
> vessel downwind quickly and the mast stayed upright while he tied the
> spinnaker down.
> >>
> >> So my question - can you still source a cast aluminium stemhead for the
> Alberg 30’s?
> >>
> >> It looks like it's cast as one piece comprising a large triangular
> inset the rides up over the gunnels with a large toggle fitting at the end.
> >>
> >> Any help most appreciated.
> >>
> >> Fair winds,
> >>
> >> Shaun
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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