I hope I can get some advice on how to repair or replace damaged hardware on a 1985 Hunter 25.5.
Recently, a big windstorm blew through my marina and broke a couple of docklines on one side of the boat. This allowed the boat to drift over and tangle with the steel winch drum that anchors the dock to the lake bottom.
There was some fiberglass damage to the bow and forward starboard side which should be easily repairable (no holes in the boat) says my fiberglass guy. However, the bow pulpit, the roller furling drum and the forestay/stem/chainplate (?) were all damaged. So far, my research as yielded no luck in finding replacement parts for this hardware on a 38-year old boat.
So, here are some pictures followed by questions....
1. The roller furling is a Harken Mk1 Unit 0 (circa. 1985) of which apparently no replacement parts are available. Can a newer version of roller drum be swapped in without replacing the entire furling unit?
2. If #1 is not an option is there a company that could repair the mangled drum?
3. What is the official name of the stainless steel plate that the forestay attached to on the bow and has a curved chainplate that bends over the bow and is bolted into the bow? I have been calling it the Forestay/Stem/Chainplate, but I'm sure that is not the right answer? Also, is this a Rig-Rite original part? If replacement is not an option can it be reshaped back to its original form without damaging the intergrity of the forestay attachment?
4. The bow pulpit is slightly bent over, is it worth getting a new one made or is there a company that can reshape it back to the original dimensions?
Thanks for any advice or assitance you can offer, I appreciate it.
Mike
Recently, a big windstorm blew through my marina and broke a couple of docklines on one side of the boat. This allowed the boat to drift over and tangle with the steel winch drum that anchors the dock to the lake bottom.
There was some fiberglass damage to the bow and forward starboard side which should be easily repairable (no holes in the boat) says my fiberglass guy. However, the bow pulpit, the roller furling drum and the forestay/stem/chainplate (?) were all damaged. So far, my research as yielded no luck in finding replacement parts for this hardware on a 38-year old boat.
So, here are some pictures followed by questions....
1. The roller furling is a Harken Mk1 Unit 0 (circa. 1985) of which apparently no replacement parts are available. Can a newer version of roller drum be swapped in without replacing the entire furling unit?
2. If #1 is not an option is there a company that could repair the mangled drum?
3. What is the official name of the stainless steel plate that the forestay attached to on the bow and has a curved chainplate that bends over the bow and is bolted into the bow? I have been calling it the Forestay/Stem/Chainplate, but I'm sure that is not the right answer? Also, is this a Rig-Rite original part? If replacement is not an option can it be reshaped back to its original form without damaging the intergrity of the forestay attachment?
4. The bow pulpit is slightly bent over, is it worth getting a new one made or is there a company that can reshape it back to the original dimensions?
Thanks for any advice or assitance you can offer, I appreciate it.
Mike