Refitting Stanchions

[nigelmercier]

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

The job was made much easier with a tool I made to hold the stub in the right position while turning 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:

The tools:

 

[rogerthebodger]

Interesting, dies your stanchions fit over the spigot you are fitting and bolted on using the holes you tool screws into. This is very similar to how my stanchions are fitted but having a steel deck my spigots are welded on.

It also looks you have a base on the stanchions to seal then to the top of the deck, it looks like a very strong arrangement.

I used eye nuts to attach my stanchions to the spigots, on my port side I run the furling line through some of these back to the cockpit. They can also be used to attach blocks or other fittings.

 

[Yngmar]

Looks very nice. I've done mine (same exact ones, with same exact shriveled up ring of sealant) by shoving a screwdriver through the hole and since for most of the job I had nobody to hold it, I taped it to the toerail. For the gate I just put the gate on, as it has two legs it cannot twist.

I then replaced the single hex head screw that holds the stanchion to the stud with a longer dome head one that fit a dome nut on the other side. Looks neater and has no sharp edges (so next time I bash my toe on it, it will only turn black and blue, rather than black, blue and bloody).

 

[nigelmercier]

... I then replaced the single hex head screw that holds the stanchion to the stud with a longer dome head one that fit a dome nut on the other side...

I used cap screws, but I like your idea so just bought some M5x20mm dome head A4 screws. Mine only have one hole, except for the gates.

 

[Torp]

for most of the job I had nobody to hold it

Glad you said 'most'...