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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi gang,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I put a bow roller on #426 as follows:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bought a stock Ronstan bow roller (wearing a
disguise as Ronstan is my competitor) and had a 3/8" thick plate welded to the
bottom in order to extend the base about 4". I then drilled a pattern of
1/4" holes into it at places I cleverly chose.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When laid on the starboard side of the bow casting,
and parralel with the centre line of the boat, I drilled and tapped six 1/4"
holes for my bolts into the bow casting. I made a spacer to go under the
plate so that the bolts would have something to snug up against. The job
was a success and was well tested in the big blow here a couple of weeks
ago.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However - I have to say that I hate the bow plate
on our boats. The skene chocks are bolted in with a 1/8" or so "side deck"
between the nice smooth rope friendly chock and the outboard edge of the
casting. The later has a profile nearly that of a knife edge. I have
to move the chocks outboard slightly - not easy since the move is less than a
bolt hole diameter... or find a way to grind off the edge in an attractive
manner. I've often wondered how the previous owner put up with it so
long.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gord KC426 Surprise (for sale by the way, I'm
thinking of going back to wood - yah, I'm a glutton for punishment)</FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:BZinser@NMU.EDU" title=BZinser@NMU.EDU>Brian Zinser</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:gord@transatmarine.com"
title=gord@transatmarine.com>gord@transatmarine.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 11, 2001 8:41
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Alberg30] Anchor bow
roller</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=600182712-11072001>The
Great Lakes Cruising Club is having their rendezvous in Duluth later this
month. As a consequence, we have had several transient boats come
through over the last couple of weeks. As a result, I have a question
regarding the possible installation of a bow roller for anchor storage
and deployment. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=600182712-11072001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=600182712-11072001>An
Alberg designed Pearson Renegade had simply mounted a basic roller
parallel to the centerline offset enough to allow the clearance for the end of
the cleave pin to attach the forestay to the bow fitting(not sure I'm using
the correct term). Last night a Cal 31 arrived which appeared to
have a replacement head fitting that combine the bow roller and the bow
fitting. One side of the bow roller channel was raised an
additional inch or two with two or three holes for attaching the
forestay.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=600182712-11072001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=600182712-11072001>Two
questions. Has anyone just installed a bow roller like the Pearson
Renegade? And, does anyone know of a source for a replacement head
fitting similar to Cal 31 set up describe above?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=600182712-11072001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=600182712-11072001>Brian Zinser</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=600182712-11072001>Manana
#134</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>