J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Hurricane Ivan survivor

Hello,
I am the owner of Hull #126 Shanti and live in the Cayman Islands which most of you probably know was devastated by Ivan. There is a photo of Shanti on www.davidolson.com and it seems to be most popular on many sites in the US. For your information, Shanti was moored in a sheltered creek on a 400lb anchor, 50 feet of 5/8 chain, another 50 feet of 3/8 chain going to a large car engine block that being anchored with 30 feet of chain and a Danforth. The Category 5 hurricane dragged this huge amount of ground tackle 1/4 mile and the boat was grounded and left leant against a house - there must have been an 8 feet surge.

The two main nylon rodes chaffed through on the seawall and the thing that saved it was that I had put the Fortress anchor over the side with all the rode and tied a bowline to the mast. This held it between a tree and a house where it was beaten by is salvageable if I do the work myself. I have a long restoration job and will need to know where to get various bits like spreaders, tiller, pulpit and pushpit. Any suggestions appreciated.

Does anyone know where to buy a tiller?

Regards,
Mark

leach_quan@hotmail.com

Hi Mark,

My sympathy, I'm a hurricane Frances and Jeanne survivor. No problem with Frances but Jeanne blew the boat over in the boatyard where she had been hauled. Three punctures through the hull below the waterline, the mast tweaked, and the bow pulpit middle rail (fabricated by Riley Marine Products in 1985) bent.

A good source for tillers for any boat is H&L Marine Woodwork in Rancho Dominguez, CA (323)636-1718. Their laminated tiller is far superior to the TP original equipment one.

I would also recommend Riley Marine Products for any kind of stainless tubing work: pulpit, pushpit, stanchions, grab rails, etc. They are in Long Beach, CA (562)435-5233, website rileymarine.com

As another has mentioned, Rig Rite is the source for mast pieces. I'm going to need new spreaders and spreader bases also.

I've had the boat 20 years and the only damage she has ever had has been on dry land. I lost the mast to an overhead sign in San Carlos, Mexico in 1999 and now boatyard induced damage in Stuart, FL in 2004. There is a lesson in there somewhere, I just not sure what it is.