You can have a local welder attach a stainless bolt to replace the broken fitting. That's what I did. I added a rubber grommet around the bolt to take some of the punishment of towing on Sonoma County back roads. Cheers, George M15 #385 On Aug 18, 2013, at 1:48 PM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
I used a piece of 2x4. I didn't gussy it up any and it still worked. Just cut a v-notch in the top of it and used a couple of "L" shaped bolts such that the end of the "L" that didn't have screw type threads on it pointed downwards. Those slipped into the existing gudgeons on the transom. The mast rested in the v cut and was held down by some shock cord. Worked for all the time I had the boat, about 4 years back then. Never did get to making it look pretty. Tom B M17 #258
On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 6:19 PM, Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> wrote:
Montypals:
I got home after sailing today and noticed that my mast crutch had broken! One of the welds broke at the gudgeon. So, I need to replace it somehow. It is a metal one that came with the boat. I'm thinking that building a wood one would make some sense here. Anybody got plans for one? How would I attach some kind of pintles at the bottom? Should I just use bolts down there somehow? Any thoughts greatly appreciated!
Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com