Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Discussions about Cape Dory, Intrepid and Robinhood sailboats and how we use them. Got questions? Have answers? Provide them here.

Moderator: Jim Walsh

Post Reply
JulieC
Posts: 11
Joined: Jul 7th, '14, 14:27
Location: 1970 CD Typhoon Weekender "Dragonfly"

Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by JulieC »

I've been told by a guy who does rigging that the forestay holes in this bow plate are too big for the cotter pins and that they've elongated too close to the top of the plate. Does anyone think this is an immediate risk? Can I get through one more summer without worrying the the hole will break through the bronze above it?

Thanks,
Julie
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Julie
1970 CD Typhoon Weekender, "Dragonfly"
Hull 170
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
Top
User avatar
tjr818
Posts: 1851
Joined: Oct 13th, '07, 13:42
Location: Previously owned 1980 CD 27 Slainte, Hull #185. NO.1257949

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by tjr818 »

Cotter pins :?: :?: Maybe clevis pins? The holes do look a bit large, but not so much so that I would consider replacing the fitting. Can you give us an actual measurement of the hole and the area above it?
Tim
Nonsuch 26 Ultra,
Previously, Sláinte a CD27
Top
User avatar
Steve Laume
Posts: 4127
Joined: Feb 13th, '05, 20:40
Location: Raven1984 Cape Dory 30C Hull #309Noank, CT
Contact:
Contact Steve Laume

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by Steve Laume »

If you drilled one more hole down low and added some tangs, you wouldn't have to worry about it, Steve.
Top
sharkbait
Posts: 471
Joined: Oct 22nd, '08, 09:46
Location: Typhoon Weekender

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by sharkbait »

Do what I did. Find a local artist that works in bronze. Remove the piece and take it to them and have the hole welded. Then re-drill and treat the unit with a little chemistry to age it and no will ever know. Cost is minimal.

Image
Last edited by sharkbait on May 10th, '15, 06:52, edited 1 time in total.
Have A Nice Day
Top
User avatar
Sea Hunt Video
Posts: 2561
Joined: May 4th, '11, 19:03
Location: Former caretaker S/V Bali Ha'i 1982 CD 25D; Hull 69 and S/V Tadpole Typhoon Week

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by Sea Hunt Video »

Is anyone else viewing this photo upside down on their computer screen :?: I don't know anything about computers. Why is Julie's photo upside down on my computer :?: Do I need to change some setting :?: Several of Jim W.'s photos have also been upside down. I logically attributed that to Jim imbibing before posting. I doubt Julie does that so the cause of the upside down photo is ....................... :?:
Fair winds,

Roberto

a/k/a Sea Hunt "The Tadpole Sailor"
CDSOA #1097
________________________________
"I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778, as quoted in Naval History and Heritage Command, http://www.history.navy.mil
Top
Jim Walsh
Posts: 3364
Joined: Dec 18th, '07, 13:04
Location: CD31 "ORION" Hull #27 Noank, Ct.

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by Jim Walsh »

Sea Hunt Video wrote:Is anyone else viewing this photo upside down on their computer screen :?: I don't know anything about computers. Why is Julie's photo upside down on my computer :?: Do I need to change some setting :?: Several of Jim W.'s photos have also been upside down. I logically attributed that to Jim imbibing before posting. I doubt Julie does that so the cause of the upside down photo is ....................... :?:
It's right side up on my tablet. As are all of my posted pictures. I'd be interested in the solution also. Pretty odd :roll:
Jim Walsh

Ex Vice Commodore
Ex Captain-Northeast Fleet

CD31 ORION

The currency of life is not money, it's time
Top
Carl Thunberg
Posts: 1305
Joined: Nov 21st, '05, 08:20
Location: CD28 Cruiser "Loon" Poorhouse Cove, ME

Turning Turtle

Post by Carl Thunberg »

The bow plate is the least of your worries. Of greater concern is that your boat has turned turtle. Always keep the pointy side up.
CDSOA Commodore - Member No. 725

"The more I expand the island of my knowledge, the more I expand the shoreline of my wonder"
Sir Isaac Newton
Top
Jim Walsh
Posts: 3364
Joined: Dec 18th, '07, 13:04
Location: CD31 "ORION" Hull #27 Noank, Ct.

Re: Turning Turtle

Post by Jim Walsh »

Carl Thunberg wrote:The bow plate is the least of your worries. Of greater concern is that your boat has turned turtle. Always keep the pointy side up.
So far only Carl and Roberto see the image I upside down. I think it may just be a conspiracy between the two to convince the rest of us that the images we are seeing are upside down. :roll:
Jim Walsh

Ex Vice Commodore
Ex Captain-Northeast Fleet

CD31 ORION

The currency of life is not money, it's time
Top
User avatar
Steve Laume
Posts: 4127
Joined: Feb 13th, '05, 20:40
Location: Raven1984 Cape Dory 30C Hull #309Noank, CT
Contact:
Contact Steve Laume

Re: Turning Turtle

Post by Steve Laume »

Jim Walsh wrote:
Carl Thunberg wrote:The bow plate is the least of your worries. Of greater concern is that your boat has turned turtle. Always keep the pointy side up.
So far only Carl and Roberto see the image I upside down. I think it may just be a conspiracy between the two to convince the rest of us that the images we are seeing are upside down. :roll:
These photos are upside down on my computer and some of yours are sideways. I just never commented as some dyslexia makes them easy enough for me to decipher.

However, I do turn my charts and have my plotter set up for heading up, Steve.
Top
Oswego John
Posts: 3535
Joined: Feb 5th, '05, 20:42
Location: '66 Typhoon "Grace", Hull # 42, Schooner "Ontario", CD 85D Hull #1

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by Oswego John »

Roberto,

I like to read the many posts while doing my daily yoga exercises. At the present moment, I am standing on my head while scoping the CDSOA. Everything looks okay to me. :D

O J
"If I rest, I rust"
Voting Member #490
Top
JulieC
Posts: 11
Joined: Jul 7th, '14, 14:27
Location: 1970 CD Typhoon Weekender "Dragonfly"

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by JulieC »

Funny, guys :)

So this might be of interest - I uploaded the photo via my phone...when I look at the image on the website via my phone's browser, it's right-side up. When I look at it on the browser via my laptop machine, it's upside down.

Assuming the boat is right-side up (ahem) really what I want to know is whether this poses an imminent risk? I will get it repaired or replaced; just need to know whether I can get through one more summer.

Clevis v. cotter pins...I never get it right...
Julie
1970 CD Typhoon Weekender, "Dragonfly"
Hull 170
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
Top
Carl Thunberg
Posts: 1305
Joined: Nov 21st, '05, 08:20
Location: CD28 Cruiser "Loon" Poorhouse Cove, ME

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by Carl Thunberg »

You will be fine on Lake Winnipesaukee for one more season. It took many seasons to wear to the point it is now. Winnipesaukee is not known for extreme wind and seas that put excessive stress on your rigging. It will need attention soon, but not necessarily today. By the way, I live in Hopkinton, NH, not far from you.
CDSOA Commodore - Member No. 725

"The more I expand the island of my knowledge, the more I expand the shoreline of my wonder"
Sir Isaac Newton
Top
User avatar
Markst95
Posts: 628
Joined: Aug 5th, '08, 10:04
Location: 1972 Typhoon Weekender "SWIFT" Hull #289 Narragansett Bay, RI

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by Markst95 »

Phones and Tablets have a screen rotate function while computers do not. Sounds like the photo was uploaded upside down and they are correcting for it.
Top
Dick Villamil
Posts: 456
Joined: Feb 6th, '05, 16:42
Location: CD Typhoon, Victoria, Essex Jct. VT

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by Dick Villamil »

next time you take a photo with your iphone - turn it around - I do this a lot and get a lot of photos as viewed from the southern hemisphere!
Top
User avatar
Cathy Monaghan
Posts: 3502
Joined: Feb 5th, '05, 08:17
Location: 1986 CD32 Realization #3, Rahway, NJ, Raritan Bay -- CDSOA Member since 2000. Greenline 39 Electra
Contact:
Contact Cathy Monaghan

Re: Should I replace this bow plate? CD Typhoon

Post by Cathy Monaghan »

Sea Hunt Video wrote:Is anyone else viewing this photo upside down on their computer screen :?: I don't know anything about computers. Why is Julie's photo upside down on my computer :?: Do I need to change some setting :?: Several of Jim W.'s photos have also been upside down. I logically attributed that to Jim imbibing before posting. I doubt Julie does that so the cause of the upside down photo is ....................... :?:
Yep, it's upside down.

-Cathy
Webmaster - CDSOA, Inc.
CD32 Realization, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
Message Board Admin. - CDSOA, Inc.
CDSOA Associate Member #265
Founding member of Northeast Fleet
Former owner of CD32 Realization, #3 (owned from 1995-2022)
Greenline 39 Electra
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Cape Dory Sailboats”