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djn
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Initially Posted - 01/09/2006 :  22:01:31  Show Profile
Hi All, you can't really see from this picture, but the stern pulpit was rubbed hard on the starboard side and cracked a couple of the mounts. I took the mounts off, and the are not flat bottomed. They are cast and have a 16th of an inch gap underneath them except where the holes are. My question, is this normal. I would have thought they would be totally flat. Should I replace them with flat ones? Cheers.
Dennis
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djn
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Response Posted - 01/09/2006 :  22:13:16  Show Profile
Just realized that I had the cracked mounts and a digital camera here at home, so here is a shot of the underside of the mounts. Cheers.
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atgep
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Response Posted - 01/09/2006 :  22:20:32  Show Profile
Your stern rail looks like a real ......um...piece of work. It is an importand safety feature of our boats. You can purchase a new one from CD or Catalina . The original is very strong and secure.

Tom.
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djn
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Response Posted - 01/09/2006 :  22:40:46  Show Profile
Hi Tom, West Marine had replacements in SS with flat bottoms. The hole patern was biger by just a little bit, but the price......holy cow, $17.00 a peice. I'm sure I can find them cheaper. But who knows were. Cheers.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 01/09/2006 :  22:46:55  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by atgep</i>
<br />Your stern rail looks like a real ......um...piece of work.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Yup--never saw one quite like that on a C-25! It appears to be built with bimini hardware. Were those pieces bedded with any caulking compound? They should be. You can buy components like that, but getting the whole bent rail to line up just right might be tough.

BTW, I recommend that anyone storing their boats in the northern climes remove the rudder and store it inside. If some moisture has gotten into the core and freezes, it can cause the blade to split at the seam around the edge. I've seen signs of that too often to count--including the original rudder on my boat when I bought her. (If yours is already split, I guess you can ignore this advice until you get a nice new balanced rudder.)
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djn
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Response Posted - 01/09/2006 :  23:03:07  Show Profile
Hi Dave, yep there was gooobs of caulk because of the gap underneath the mounts. I just need to find a cheap source for the mounts online. Cheers.
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 01/10/2006 :  09:30:53  Show Profile
Sure are a lot of soap suds on that boat.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 01/10/2006 :  09:38:07  Show Profile
Hi Dennis,

The fixtures that you posted look like cast zamak, a zink alloy, and as mentioned above should not be used for a stern pulpit. Jamestown Distributors show several cast stainless fittings that mate to 7/8" tubing. The station bases run about $10 each. Unless money is a serious issue,(we're talking $3/$400) I'd reccommend replacing the pulpit. I can't imagine relying on that railing for support, it appears dangerous.

Jamestown Distributors can be accessed on line at www.jamestowndistributors.com

Good luck

Val on the hard DAGNABIT # 3936
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djn
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Response Posted - 01/10/2006 :  10:09:56  Show Profile
Thanks Tinob, I just don't have the 287.00 CD wants for their Stern Pulpit. I am first going to try to replace all the mounts. The tubing is the same as a factory pulpit so it is really just the mounts that need replacing. Cheers.
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Earl Landers
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Response Posted - 01/10/2006 :  11:18:37  Show Profile
Dennis,
Last time I visited Minnie's Surplus http://www.minneysyachtsurplus.com/, they had a collection of used rail fittings of the sort you are looking for. You might want to give them a call.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 01/10/2006 :  11:50:22  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
wow
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 01/10/2006 :  14:33:25  Show Profile
The Evil Empire (WM) has stainless bases with round or rectangular feet and a variety of angles for $14 each--also Zamak for $9--obviously a dubious savings. The Zamak is at most for hand rails that have little leverage.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 01/10/2006 :  14:58:33  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
ebay is crawling with these brackets and fittings, I buy from this guy a lot, his are SS
http://stores.ebay.com/Boaterbits_Deck-Hardware_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQftidZ2QQtZkm
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At Ease
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Response Posted - 01/10/2006 :  18:14:42  Show Profile
I'm sure glad Steve pointed out what all that white stuff was on the boat...was kind of wondering.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 01/11/2006 :  08:20:22  Show Profile
Great site Frank, looks to cut into the "evil empires" coffers.
Val on thwe hard DAGNABIT # 3936
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djn
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Response Posted - 01/11/2006 :  09:59:09  Show Profile
Thanks Frank. This is the second time you turned my on to a site on eBay. I used this guy for my electrical panels but never thought to look for hardward here. He is half the price of WM. Cheers.
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