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On Jun 15, 6:18 pm, CaveLamb wrote:

Now a bigger challenge is to find someone who can fab it...

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Richard Lambhttp://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelambhttp://www.home.earthlink.net/~sv_temptress

Well Don Foreman was talking about needing some direction in his
life. And he has posted pictures of things he has made that looked
nice to me.

What is the gooseneck fitting made of? Could a bushing be made that
would restore the hole to the right size?

Dan


That's way beyond my chop saw and file technology, of course.

It's 304 stainless.
There is no room inside the fork for anything, and there are
sometimes pretty hard bump loads, but basically it's a pin in fork.

The wear is strangely asymmetrical. The top hole is still nearly
round, although worn a bit larger, the bottom hole is nearly slotted
forward (toward the mast).


We have 55 boats in the association. A few of the other southern
boats have turned up a similar condition. Northern boats spend
more time out on the hard with the rig down, so they see less wear.
We may find enough demand in a few months to have a reasonable run made.
But for now, it's just mine I'm concerned aout.

I drew it up this morning to show the local machine shop.
But they close about the time I crawl out of bed...
I'll have to rise and shine a bit earlier.


The bushing idea, though...
The fingers are about .080 thick with a 1/4" hole.

I wonder how long JB Weld would last.



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