Where do you get stainless steel tubes from?

[Otter]

Our boat came with a Rutland wind generator on a good strong stainless pole, but it is "braced" with rope which is of course a crap way of doing it. All the other installations I've seen have stainless struts running to deck fittings - who supplies the strust/tubes and end fittings?

Thanks. Simon

 

[mainmarine]

You could try yellow pages for a stockist, or a dairy or food machinery company . some plumbers merchants stock it, alsp pipe fitting suppliers. These people also stock it: http://www.picea-316.co.uk/products.html

 

[PCUK]

Best not to use food quality as this isn't up to sea going corrosion conditions. As already stated, Yellow pages will find your nearest wholesaler.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Make a drawing of exactly what you want and get a s/s fabricator to make the struts for you. It shouldn't cost an arm and a leg. Obviously if you want the new struts welded to the pole that you've already got, you'll have to take the whole thing to the workshop. Here in Plymouth there are at least three places I have used for similar jobs. No doubt a look in yellow pages will find similar s/s fabricators in your area.

 

[Cloven]

Alternative (& cheaper) solution see here:

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showflat.php?C...rue#Post1245910

 

[robind]

http://www.snstainless.com/

 

[ShipsWoofy]

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Make a drawing of exactly what you want and get a s/s fabricator to make the struts for you.

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You make it sound like there is one in every village. I have been searching for ages since the most local to me 30 miles was taken over by a big fabricator and now can't do one off cash jobs.

I need a small s/s plate for a job on board and am having trouble even finding a supplier never mind someone to cut and drill it for me.

p.s. to Simon, I used rigging wire to stay mine, allows me to trim it with the turnbuckles.

 

[Otter]

How many wires did you have?

 

[ShipsWoofy]

three but I have a kinked pole (not supposed to on an aerogen 4 but it came with it).

the triangle is one to the transom, one to the the aft chainplate and one to the pushpit fore mount. This has locked the pole nice and tight, I even impressed myself when I first tightened up the stays.

We now have a pushpit fitted but the stays are still in the same config. (no up to date photo sorry).

 

[Birdseye]

Hmm. Chainplate looks badly angled / engineered on the photo. It would worry me if the photo is representative.

 

[Otter]

Thanks DW, looks like that's easier than getting tubes made up to exactly the right length.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Been on for coming 30 years. She was originally a home finish so I am not sure if the builder (Aquarius marine) or the owner had them built. They have never given me cause for concern as they seem to be well built.

The extra height was to clear the rudder pintle/bridle assembly as she originally had an external tie-bar. I guess I could drop them down so the aft stays dropped further down to the hulls, but the old adage, if it's not broke...