Look What I Found on the Way to the Forum. YIKES

[caguy]

I was power washing the deck of the C 27 yesterday, getting ready to take some friends out for sail. I found that the forestay turnbuckle had broken. I had been out two days before and all was well. It must have snapped after the boat was loaded on to the trailer.
The mast stayed up because the C27 has lowers fore and aft.

The only question is whether to replace the stay with one from Catalina Direct or make one up using Norse fittings. Timo42 used them to for his Mac 22 and endorses them. The stay from Catalina is $142 which is not bad for a single stay. I may need to make up all of the shrouds for the Lugar 30 and could replace all of the shrouds on the C27 this winter.
I haven't done the math yet but I would imagine that the savings could be substantial.

I also have to decide whether to have myself dragged up the mast or lower the mast to replace the shroud. I already have a nice bosun's chair. I've been up a couple of times before and it requires two people. If I lower the mast I can do it by myself. Punching out that clevis pin is difficult when the mast is down let alone doing it while hanging 30+ feet over the deck.

Either way it looks like my next couple of weeks are screwed.

 

[dive7mmwet]

WOW I hope you have her tied off better than the photo now!
Run a hallyard to the bow sprit tie that mast off!!!
I would not go up the mast with the other standing rigging in question as in last time total replacement?
Id get mast down,ASP
The lowers relay do not hold the mast from going backwards trust me!!

take a grinder and open the broken turnbuckle up with a grinder at each swage and look for internal rust, lower ones get it worse than upper but failure can happen any were.

Just did our fresh water Catalina 27 and with no idea from PO as when all standing rigging was replace best GRAND I ever spent for peace of mind & safety. ground a few swages( lower) open to find corrosion on the S.S. Swages due to lack of oxygen & moisture.in fresh water now add SALT!
And the embarrassment if you did not kill some one or yourself dragging a dis-masted boat back in!
sail safe!
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[Barnacle Bill]

What's a hallard?

 

[dive7mmwet]

What's a hallard?

its a
OOOP's

 

[weinie]

meh...

just don't sail downwind and you should be fine.

 

[caguy]

Tying off with a halyard was the first thing I did. I had Catalina Direct make up th e forestay because I wanted it in a hurry. Turns out I had to mail them the old one so they could measure it. Went up the mast and removed it last week and sent it to them. I will have them then return it so I can dissect it, thanks for the suggestion. Thanks for the rigging supply lead. Their prices are pretty good, although I haven't figured in shipping. We have quite a few riggers in Burbank that supply the studios but they are generally higher than WM.
There is also a rigging supplier a couple of miles from my house who has pretty good cable prices but will have to order in toggles and fitting. When I begin to rig the Luger 30 I will start looking more earnestly.
Have you had trouble with the lowers not holding the mast up during a backstay or forestay failure? I have heard that they do hold even in severe weather if the forestay fails.

 

[caguy]

Just spoke with Catalina Direct and they dug the old cable out of the recycling bin and are sending me the swagged fittings. The new cable has already shipped. I'll grind it down and post pictures.