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Posted By: Steve Harrington
Date: 5/4/08 12:47p.m.

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In Response To: Looks like those are your cap shrouds... (Leroy CM23TK Gulf 29 PH Helena MT)

Bosun Supplies on the web. I replaced my uppers from them and I seem to remember something like $50-60 ea. They keep records, I damaged one and called them and they made one from my old order, very easy. They have pretty good prices on everything stainless. Personally I would not hand swage a "machine swage" fitting, they need to be machine swaged or use a Norse type fitting. That said, I never replaced my forstay when I bought my boat and it was hand swaged using a loop around the turnbuckle fitting and two nickel coated copper swages down by the stem (machine swaged at the top-he must have sized it himself) and it came with the boat 4 years ago. The jib hanks get caught on them sometimes because I raise the jib from the cockpit it can be a pain. Because we only have 1/8 inch stays, I would never sail with a compromised stay because it would be a hassle finding a new mast.