[Rhodes22-list] Head sail repair and broken stay

[Art Czerwonky]

Mike,
Do you have a warranty that would make GB responsible for replacement of the stay?  I suspect that the crimp at the end of the stay was defective when you received the boat at delivery.  Big potential safety issue if the stay failed in a strong wind.
Art

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  On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 2:48 PM, Richard Stott<ric at stottarchitecture.com> wrote:   With all due respect to Stan and his team.
You can purchase a new shroud from Defender 
https://www.defender.com <https://www.defender.com/>
If you remove and send them your old one, they will reproduce it with new turnbuckles to exactly the right length for a reasonable price.
Check their website and give them a call. 
They’re very friendly and helpful  
Now’s the time 
ric 
sv Dadventure 
Hampton Bays 

Richard Stott, AIA, LEED AP 
www.stottarchitecture.com
Office    631-283-1777
Cell        516-965-3164 





> On Jan 21, 2020, at 1:25 PM, Mike Riter <mike at traildesign.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Rick. That's the address I've mailed many times with no response.
> 
> Michael Riter
> SV EmmaB
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 1:22 PM Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Mike,
>> 
>> Contact Stan at:
>> 
>> stan at generalboats.com
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Rick Lange
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 11:22 AM Mike Riter <mike at traildesign.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a recycled R22 that I bought from GB in July of 2018. It's a great
>>> boat and I'm super excited to own it. My wife and I along with our golden
>>> retriever have had some great adventures in it.
>>> 
>>> The head sail (genoa) failed last April while on a sail. I was able to
>> jury
>>> rig it and get back but it turned out to be a temporary fix. A short time
>>> later one of the stays popped several strands and is hanging on by only
>> one
>>> or two. I contacted Stan about the problems and he replied that they
>> would
>>> take care of it. I was out of town for work at the time and let him know
>> I
>>> would get in touch as soon as I was back. Well, I've now been trying to
>>> contact him frequently for a few months now and am not getting any
>>> response.
>>> 
>>> Stan I see you post on here regularly and knowing you have problems with
>>> your email sometimes, I'm hoping you will see this and we can get the
>>> issues resolved.
>>> 
>>> Looking forward to getting back on the water!
>>> 
>>> Michael Riter
>>> SV EmmaB
>>> Danielsville, GA
>>> mike at traildesign.com
>>> 678-410-8021
>>> 
>>