I just bought the 95 dollar mast step assembly for my cat. Don't ask me how but when i was sailing in rough seas the screw that connects the bearing to the cast iron base sheered in two. Has anybody replaced this before? Is there anything I should know?
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
That sounds unusual.
Could you show a picture of the damage?
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Damon Linkous
Well this is embarrassing, but I don't know how to upload a picture here into the forum... I have a picture saved on my computer, but how should i upload that Damon?
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
No problem. First, the picture you post here on the forum has to be out on the web somewhere, then you just use it's location to place it here.
You can upload your images from your computer to TheBeachcats.com by creating a new album that you control. For technical pics like this it would be best inside "Beachcats Technical"
http://www.thebeachcats.com/pictures/?g2_itemId=10570
So go there (open it in a new window so you can keep reading here) and create a new album by following this list.
[list]
Now that your pictures are up on the Interweb here is how you add them to a forum post.
When you are typing the forum post you'll see a bunch of buttons like
With your cursor on the spot where you want the picture to go click on the Image button.
That will produce something like this (I had to substitute { for [ so it will show up)
{img][/img}
Which designate that whatever is between those two tags is an image url. So now we need to find the url of your image.
Open a new browser window and go find the image you want to insert on the web. Once you see it on your screen you can right-click (control click for Macs). What happens depends on the browser you are using. Firefox has the choice of "copy image location". Chrome is also easy with "Copy image url". Safari has "copy image address". Internet Explorer is the most difficult because to get the image url you have to choose properties, then manually copy the image url from the properties.
Once you have done one of those the image url is now in your clipboard, so go back to your forum post and click where I've got the ^
img]^[/img
and either "right click and paste" or keyboard "control v" to paste the url from your computer clipboard to the post.
Now preview your post by clicking on the preview button, if the image shows up you can complete your post and submit it.
simple huh?
Seriously, if anyone who has never done this before and doesn't have anyone to show them in person can understand it from these instructions I'll be very impressed. Let me know what needs to be improved and I'll make this the new photos to forum FAQ.
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Damon Linkous
You will also notice i have already repaired the cast aluminum base. That broke when someone put the trailer winch on the dolphin striker.
Edited by Kevin219 on Jul 11, 2011 - 11:48 AM.
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
There we go! Thanks Damon
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
Great job on getting the picture posted!
That mast base looks nasty.
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Damon Linkous
http://www.thebeachcats.com/pictures/?g2_itemId=10984
H18m
p16
Venture15
I got my replacement assembly today. Same design 4 rivets, but all black. now front and read holes are matched up. How did yours not match up?
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
That was not my photo album, but on mine when I went from the two rivet base to the 4 rivet one, I had to drill 4 new holes. I think they did it that way so when the old base gets loose and wallows out the rivet holes you can start with 4 fresh holes. Looks like to are going to need huge rivets in the holes where you have bolts.
H18m
p16
Venture15
pk, on second glance the front holes match up but the rear misses the hole by half a millimeter. i might try it and ill probably have to end up putting a bolt in the front hole again. i just wonder about the stainless steel rivets they gave me those are gonna be tough to crimp first of all and i question if they will be too long for a 1/4 in of the mast base and another 1/8 in of cross bar. Ill upload pictures tomorrow and if you can tell me if they look to the the same that would be great.
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
These are the rivets that came with, but are they too long? I'd hate to squeeze down on one to find out it's still loose.
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
Kevin219 wrote:
These are the rivets that came with, but are they too long? I'd hate to squeeze down on one to find out it's still loose.
That looks normal to me, the long part is the part the rivet tool pulls on and breaks off.
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Damon Linkous
I know I was suspecting the thicker unseen part may not pull all the way to the cross bar. I'll give it a try though.
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
They look correct to me as well. Mariner has a rivet chart on their hobie parts pages. They will be tough to
pull, but with a good rivet gun you can do it.
H18m
p16
Venture15
As I'm using two bolts for extra strength I practiced with one of the rivets and it pull well thanks.
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
Kevin219 wrote: As I'm using two bolts for extra strength I practiced with one of the rivets and it pull well thanks.
Do you mean you are using bolts like were on your old one, like your picture?
How did you get to the other end of the bolt?
Stainless rivets are really strong and four of them... But maybe the holes in your beam are rounded out too big for rivets?
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Damon Linkous
There you have it. The bearing you can see is broken it came in the mail that way. Courtesy of sailsport marine.
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
Call Sailsport Marine and have them replace that bearing or else........ :headshot:
Turbo
On-The-Edge-Of-No-Control
You just wanted to use that smiley didn't you?? I called them and sent them an email of the bearing.
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line
What do you have to do to a tough plastic dome to break a chunk off? That's weird.
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Damon Linkous
For SS rivets go to Harbor Freight and for $20 buy the long handled riveter with the plastic collection cup in the middle of it. It makes SS rivets seem pretty easy.
Dustin
Magna, UT
Prindle 18
I don't know how they broke it. but I took it sailing for an hour yesterday in, honest to God, 6 foot rollers and now its destroyed. :pengpeng:
81' Hobie 18
Lake Michigan South Shore Line