Simon F
Member
Hi Everyone,
My Beneteau 24 has triangular stanchion bases, (see pictures) weirdly, 6 of them are made in aluminium, whereas 2 are some kind of black plastic and are both cracked and useless. I think perhaps they were all plastic originally and someone replaced 6 of them as they broke, because the two remaining plastic ones aren't reciprocal, they are the 2nd and 3rd from the bow on the port side. Anyway, I'd like to swap those two as well as they're dangerously weak and I figure it makes sense to re-use the holes in the deck made for the existing ones so I was wondering about getting some made on the pattern of the better aluminium ones. Is that possible? - I mean, actually I'd rather buy some off the shelf, but I haven't found any to match the pattern. I even emailed Beneteau, but they haven't replied.
Or I could try and make some myself from a chunk of aluminum? It's available on Ebay!
What would folks advise?
Thanks - Simon.
My Beneteau 24 has triangular stanchion bases, (see pictures) weirdly, 6 of them are made in aluminium, whereas 2 are some kind of black plastic and are both cracked and useless. I think perhaps they were all plastic originally and someone replaced 6 of them as they broke, because the two remaining plastic ones aren't reciprocal, they are the 2nd and 3rd from the bow on the port side. Anyway, I'd like to swap those two as well as they're dangerously weak and I figure it makes sense to re-use the holes in the deck made for the existing ones so I was wondering about getting some made on the pattern of the better aluminium ones. Is that possible? - I mean, actually I'd rather buy some off the shelf, but I haven't found any to match the pattern. I even emailed Beneteau, but they haven't replied.
Or I could try and make some myself from a chunk of aluminum? It's available on Ebay!
What would folks advise?
Thanks - Simon.