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Member Forums => Bavaria Yacht Help! => Topic started by: Nigel on August 16 2016, 08:19

Title: Stanchion Fitting Tool
Post by: Nigel on August 16 2016, 08:19
Quote from: Yngmar on August 15 2016, 21:44... I've rebedded all my stanchions ...
Reminds me.

I've recently refitted some of my stanchions, all were leaking and wobbled, hardly surprising really ...

(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/nigelmercier/Dolcetto%20NEW/Stanchions-25_zps6kac4s2i.png~original)

The job was made much easier with a tool I made for my wife to hold the stub in the right position while I turned the nut below. These are made from Delron rods, M5 High Tensile Bolts, washers to space, and nylon saddle-spacers held in place with a small nitrile O-ring. The hole in the Delron is a tight fit on the bolts, but a wrench is still needed to fully tighten.

In use:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/nigelmercier/Dolcetto%20NEW/Stanchion-Tool-1_zpsdqn515dq.png~original)

The tools:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/nigelmercier/Dolcetto%20NEW/stanchion-Tool-2_zpsybl9acdg.png~original)