Stanchion "brace" weld repair

forbin

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Nov 4, 2013
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Tartan 3700 Seattle - Elliot Bay
And what do you mean a non-manual impact driver? Electric, air!?
Haha, electric, 20v model, can't remember the brand (pretty bad considering its only been a week...)

Got it welded at Miller & Miller boatyard (they were great!) and put back together on Friday. The threads were in good shape so no tap required.

Thanks again everyone for the help!
 
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May 20, 2016
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Catalina 36 MK1 94 Everett, WA
I'm jelious -- nothing I've done on this boat has been that inexpensive!!!

Snowing in Everett this morning while I was putting sails back on the boat. Too cold to change oil and filters
 

forbin

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Nov 4, 2013
166
Tartan 3700 Seattle - Elliot Bay
I'm jelious -- nothing I've done on this boat has been that inexpensive!!!
I'm all too familiar with that problem! The new heater coming soon will wipe out any savings in short order.....
 

forbin

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Nov 4, 2013
166
Tartan 3700 Seattle - Elliot Bay
Which heater struck your fancy?
We have an Espar hydronic (d4) now so just going to replace it with the newer model (d5). All the plumbing is in place (everything in working order) so it doesn't make sense to change it up, whether or not we would go that way if we were starting over...on that I don't know. It's 15 years old and has been rebuilt at least once, the labor to do it again is almost the same to replace it so that's the plan...