My Bristol Channel Cutter was just delivered Wednesday. It is a used
boat and is in need of much work. One of many questions I have is
where can I get bronze hardware such as eyebolts? Does anyone know
of a catalog I can order? Thanks in advance for your help.
Doug Beu
Fritha
Here are a couple of sources and catalogs I’ve seen. Standard
disclaimer – No endorsement.
ABI, Inc.
707-765-6200 . . . Fax: 707-765-1716
1160-A Industrial Ave., Petaluma, CA 94952
Bristol Bronze
401-625-5224 . . . Fax: 401-624-3991
P.O. Box 101, Tiverton, RI 02878-0101
Jamestown Distributors
http://jamestowndistributors.com
For many more equipment suppliers, check the list here–
http://www.sailingworld.com/ssbk/gear/index.html
— In bcc@egroups.com , ddbeu@g… wrote:
My Bristol Channel Cutter was just delivered Wednesday. It is a
used
boat and is in need of much work. One of many questions I have is
where can I get bronze hardware such as eyebolts? Does anyone know
of a catalog I can order? Thanks in advance for your help.
Doug Beu
Fritha
Doug,
There is an all-bronze BCC in Kemah Texas. Unfortunately, the owner
and marina name escapes me at the moment and I do not know if it
is still there. But, you might be able to make some inquiries.
It is a BCC that has circumnavigated, and has a custom interior
similar to the Pardey’s cutter.
The owner and I were showing each other our BCC’s, and I must say,
his bronze was in first class shape. He even made some molds and
constructed his own bronze caps to cover the bulkwark posts. This
is a real nice bronze boat.
Mark
Godspeed
— In bcc@egroups.com , ddbeu@g… wrote:
My Bristol Channel Cutter was just delivered Wednesday. It is a
used
boat and is in need of much work. One of many questions I have is
where can I get bronze hardware such as eyebolts? Does anyone know
of a catalog I can order? Thanks in advance for your help.
Doug Beu
Fritha
I’m thinking of chucking the stainless steel hardware in favor of bronze.
Would it be a mistake to leave the SS bobstay fitting in place or is it
asking for galvanic corrosion?
Cheers
Don
Hi Don, I am in process of installing the Port Townsend Foundry bronze
lower chainplate fitting.
I saw and photographed one on BCC Flyer, so I could send the pic if you
like, will try to attach it here.
Larry didn’t like the bronze fitting from PTF, saying that it was a wooden
boat fitting, indicating that it was not good to use on our F/G BCC’s, he
recommended using bronze flat plates bolted to the stemhead on each side.
Shannon sailboats use this surface mounted chainplate only they use SS too.
The SS factory installed chainplate will last many years, but I don’t
consider it a boat “lifetime” fitting, because “potted” or enclosed SS is
not inspectable, and in surveyor books, the recommendation is to “never” pot
SS.
With that in mind, I was careful in removing the factory installed SS plate,
to see if there was evidence of deterioriation after 15 years.
There was surface rust on the imbedded portion, but I haven’t had the time
to clean it up to inspect for crevice corrosion yet. The rust is the first
step in the crevice corrosion process, and under every rust spot you will
see a pit or pitting deterioration has started and if left unattended will
get worse.
My midship SS chainplates developed spider web cracks around the pin holes
after 10 years in Hawaiian waters, and the prepurchase surveyor always
recommends replacing structural SS fittings on boats used in Hawaiian waters
for more than 10 years.
Congratulations on completing construction of your forward scuttle
hatch, Douglas
----- Original Message -----
From: “Baggywrinkle” <baggywrinkle@cfl.rr.com >
To: <bcc@yahoogroups.com >
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:57 PM
Subject: [bcc] Bronze Hardware
I’m thinking of chucking the stainless steel hardware in favor of bronze.
Would it be a mistake to leave the SS bobstay fitting in place or is it
asking for galvanic corrosion?Cheers
Don
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