A line failed during the blow and the bow went into the dock, bending the pulpit pretty good. My neightbor removed his for painting, but his had flanges on the deck. Mine does not. The tubes seem to go through the deck nto who knows what. Does any body have experience at removing that type of pulpit on 90's model Hunters? I can't see where its bolted to. Already talked to Hunter which was a waste of time. The manufacturer of the pulpit and the stem plate for the forestay (also bent) does not make or stock older parts.
Damaged Pulpit (Bow Rail) from Cindy
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Take a look under the toe rail
Kevin - since you have an early 90s vintage boat that means they had the extruded aluminum toe rail. The pulpits, pushpits, and stantions had bolts spot welded to the inside of the stainless tubing and the threaded end went through a hole drilled through the toe rail extrusion. Therefore.... look under the toe rail and you'll see a nut at each tube location. Remove the nuts at each point and then the item can be removed (the stantions of course have a couple screws into the deck that need to be removed too). The pulpit and one of the pushpit halves have wires for the running lights so be careful when removing that you remove the wires and not tear them out. For reassembly I'd recommend applying some lanocote to the threads, the nut/washer, and to the stainless tube where it contacts the aluminum to minimize galvanic corrosion. Also, for that age of boat it wouldn't hurt to install new wiring for the running lights too, starting at the splice in the chain locker. Look under the deck inside the chain locker for the wiring - thats probably where it is (not familiar with your boat model so can't promise). Hope this helps.
Kevin - since you have an early 90s vintage boat that means they had the extruded aluminum toe rail. The pulpits, pushpits, and stantions had bolts spot welded to the inside of the stainless tubing and the threaded end went through a hole drilled through the toe rail extrusion. Therefore.... look under the toe rail and you'll see a nut at each tube location. Remove the nuts at each point and then the item can be removed (the stantions of course have a couple screws into the deck that need to be removed too). The pulpit and one of the pushpit halves have wires for the running lights so be careful when removing that you remove the wires and not tear them out. For reassembly I'd recommend applying some lanocote to the threads, the nut/washer, and to the stainless tube where it contacts the aluminum to minimize galvanic corrosion. Also, for that age of boat it wouldn't hurt to install new wiring for the running lights too, starting at the splice in the chain locker. Look under the deck inside the chain locker for the wiring - thats probably where it is (not familiar with your boat model so can't promise). Hope this helps.
No Toe rail
just molded deck on our boat The joint is pretty far down too. Haven't thought of looking behind that yet. Oddly enough, we'eve had problems witht he lights before, but they'r are bot still coming on even as they hang there.
just molded deck on our boat The joint is pretty far down too. Haven't thought of looking behind that yet. Oddly enough, we'eve had problems witht he lights before, but they'r are bot still coming on even as they hang there.
Molded toe rail? Change in Plans
If the toe rail is molded then obviously that's a different situation. I thought all the bigger boats in this time frame had extruded aluminum but apparently not. In that case I'd think that the pulpit is still constructed with the spot welded bolt in the base (but then maybe not!) in which case the nut and washer are under the deck/toe rail joint somewhere. I don't know how the molded toerail boats are constructed but somehow they had to put it together so you *should* be able to take it apart. But who knows! Sometimes the builder can outsmart us!
If the toe rail is molded then obviously that's a different situation. I thought all the bigger boats in this time frame had extruded aluminum but apparently not. In that case I'd think that the pulpit is still constructed with the spot welded bolt in the base (but then maybe not!) in which case the nut and washer are under the deck/toe rail joint somewhere. I don't know how the molded toerail boats are constructed but somehow they had to put it together so you *should* be able to take it apart. But who knows! Sometimes the builder can outsmart us!
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