Broken Stanchion

[Warren Kaplan]

One of the stanchions that makes up the bow pulpit on my CD27 is broken right down at the deck fitting. Its completely broken so that the only thing holding it is the top rail of the pulpit. Guy at the yard who does these kinds of repairs wants to totally take the pulpit off the boat. Take it back to the shop and fabricate an entirely new stanchion piece and then weld it in. I'm sure that would work but it seems like a bit of overkill here and I suspect the cost of doing this would make my eyes roll to the back of my head. Any simpler answers here?? One other thing. Is the bow pulpit thru bolted to the deck? If so, how "easy" is it to get access to those bolts that far forward in order to remove the pulpit, fix it, and then reinstall it? I suspect that in itself could be a big deal!
Thanks
Warren



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[Bill S.]

On my CD28 it's not such a big deal. The bolts are fairly easy to get to and the pulpit comes off easily. If you know a welder, it should be a low-cost project to get it welded. I had it done by a boat repair place and it was $20 bucks which I thought was high. The next day a friend said he would have done it for free. I think I would still do it at the boat yard. I've seen my friend's work.



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[Anthony P. Jeske]

I agree with Bill. I had no trouble removing the pulpit from my CD-28 either.
Any competent stainless steel welder should be able to to this repair. If the running light is attached to the pulpit on your boat, as it is on the 28, the wiring for that light runs through the pulpit's tubing. If you attach a length of SS seizing wire the the electrical wire before you remove the pulpit, the seizing wire will be pulled into the tubing as you remove the electrical wire. Leave the seizing wire in place during the repairs. When you are ready to re-install your pulpit, the seizing wire will be in place and ready to serve as a "fish tape" to pull the electrical wire back through the pulpit's tubing. Voila!
Good luck,
Tony Jeske



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[Neil Gordon]

>>If the running light is attached to the pulpit on your boat, as it is on the 28, ...<<

Not on mine. The running lights are on deck.


Regards, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167



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[Ed Haley]

Running light at the bow is on the top pulpit tube on my 1980 CD28 #272. Placement of the bow running light may have changed on the newer CD28 models.



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[Mark Yashinsky]

Removing the stanchion is a two person job, one (small hopefully) preson in the anchor locker and the other on deck. The real question is, do you know why it broke??? Should not have rusted thru. Are the others about to break??? The fix shoudl be easy and cheap, but should the other mounting plates be repaired now, while its off??? Dont forget to check if the core in the holes are wet/rotten and dont forget the bedding compound in the holes when reattaching the plpit.