Hi all, I’m reinstalling all the fittings on our wishbone after paint. Can anyone share some photos of good ideas and general hardware? We have a 30C. There were lots of unused fittings I don’t want to reinstall so holes that I’ll have to fill. Thanks in advance!
I suggest using TefGel when reinstalling hardware to prevent corrosion.
I need to do what you have done. Were you able to extract everything whithoutvl snapping bolts? What kind of primer and paint did you use- brush or spray?
Nick, '00 33 Sugar Blues
Portland, Maine
If you haven’t re-installed the items yet I think Bob Neeches would be very interested if these fittings could be scanned for future reproduction. Bob?
I used Epifanes epoxy primer and 2-part polyurethane. Turned out well. Using a roller with more nap gave the best result. It’s been a ton of work. I’ve been using blue locktite for screws and lanocote for rivets to prevent corrosion. Yes, everything came out okay, no broken bolts. I broke a tap on the mast, but that was because I got my drill bits mixed up.
I don’t think there’s anything that I have that isn’t available - we have a very early wishbone (#27) that was welded together, so no castings at either end. The only fitting I’d like to replace would be the one for the reef lines. I need to find the more updated ones that has a fairing block to match the radius of the wishbone - similar to the choker block.