Fix / replace stanchion

[jag22]

Hi all

I've completed the sale this weekend on a 1985 Jag 22. Overall nice condition however there is a stanchion that is broken at the weld with the stanchion foot. Does anyone know if it's possible to replace the stanchion like for like or how I would deal with this? It's rally dangerous at the moment so need to address this issue.

Also the guard rails/ wires that run around the boat don't have any method of un clipping so at the moment we are cocking a leg over the wire to get on board. Not ideal! Is it possible to make an access gate that would let us board our boat somehow?? Thanks all!

 

[chasroberts]

Seeing as how noone else has replied I'll give you my sixpence worth. You don't say what material the stanchion is made of. If it's stainless steel then yes it can be welded depending on it being feasible to do. Replacement stanchions are not that expensive but it might be difficult to match with the rest of your existing stanchions. You will probably have to take the foot and rail to a s/s workshop and get their opinion.

It's fairly standard to have to cock your leg over the guard rail to board, but of course if money is not an option there are a number of ways of making a break in your guard rail. Reinforced stanchions can be used to make easy access gates on either side but in any event you should have some emergency way, imho, of unclipping/undoing the guard rail in case you are trying to recover a someone from the water for example

Have a good look round your local marina and see how other people address the issue.

Good luck and enjoy your new boat!

Chas

 

[Tranona]

Normally stanchions sit in a socket that is bolted to the boat. Sounds like yours is a one piece stanchion and mount, in which case you will need to remove it and get it welded back together before refitting. It is possible to create a gate in the guardrails, but is rarely done on a small boat as it is not difficult to climb over. When you see gates on bigger boats it is usually because the freeboard (and rail) are high and difficult to climb over. They normally have two braced stanchions either side of the break which is expensive to provide - extra sets of terminals and tensioners etc.

 

[CreakyDecks]

On my Jaguar 21 the stanchions are separate from the feet, they are just pinned in position by a bolt. They didn't even have that when I bought the boat! I don't think it adds anything to the safety aspect but it makes them less likely to lift out when I climb over the rail. The rail is a few inches short of the pushpit terminated with a talurit eye, so that it can be secured with a line. I wrap the line between the two a few times and then wrap it around itself about eight times (no idea what that is called) before finishing it off with a hitch or two to stop it unwrapping. It can be undone very easily but can apply significant tension. Other people I know with similar sized boats use a quick release clip for the same job.