Stem Head - 1987 Beneteau Oceanis 350

[davgorbro]

Hi all - unfortunately we suffered a collision with another boat in the marina which has irreparably damaged our stem head fitting. Given the age of the boat it would seem that we will have to have a new one fabricated - however I thought I would reach out to see if there were any leads in the sailing community to source the OEM replacement part or if anyone has had the same issue and knew of a fabricator to source a replacement. Happy to arrange freight from any country to Australia if necessary. Thanks in advance for any help.

Our damage

Photo from a very old post on this forum which seems to show the new part in a box

 

[BigEasy]

Try contacting Ward Richardson at Beneteau USA. He may be able to source a replacement & arrange for you to purchase from a local Beneteau dealer.

 

[Davidasailor26]

Looks like it’s still available from https://spareparts.Beneteauusa.com. You’ll need to contact a dealer to get credentials for the site, and that dealer will be the one to fulfill the order. It seems to indicate it’ll need to come from France which could take up to 12 weeks (or more in my experience). More depressingly it says it’s $1903.