Missing inner forstay tang
Moderator: Jim Walsh
Missing inner forstay tang
I have a 1986 cape dory 30 that was originally rigged as a cutter. The pervious owner took the club footed staysail off the boat and sailed it as a sloop. Now I'm trying to rig it back up as a cutter but seem to be missing some parts. I'm missing the mast attachment for the inner forestay and was wondering if anyone has a picture of that part of the mast and its hardware. I plan on fabricating the necessary parts out of stainless and it would be a huge help to see what that piece of hardware looks like. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Re: Missing inner forstay tang

My CD36 had an oddly shaped part made by Schaefer, long out of production. Mine was cracked, but I got lucky & found a similar unused part on eBay when some old salt was selling off unused spares he kept in storage for years.
You might want to consider putting a more modern standard mast hound on there, and change the upper end of the stay from an eye fitting to a fork to match the hound. Or go with a solid looking piece from Rigging Only: http://www.riggingandhardware.com/p-479 ... -pins.aspx
John Ring
CD36 Tiara
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