Ballad Exchange

Hi Tim,

I had the unfortunate opportunity to have a pulpit made for my ballad after a collision. Long story, but the company I used, Whitewater Marine, did a great job. All they required were a few measurements, a photo of the damaged pulpit, and a mock-up of the base (I just cut the the base off the damaged pulpit and sent it to them). Their website is http://www.whitewatermarineinc.com/index.html They're in Michigan, US. The pulpit was perfect. Alternatively, you could try welding the damaged pulpit. It'll look a bit rough, I imagine, but if you can live with that, it's certainly cheaper than having a new one made. One thing to consider, though, is that stainless is pretty easy to work-harden, so if the pulpit is badly deformed, bending it back to shape might weaken it considerably, which is not something you want to "discover" when you're bracing yourself against it in a seaway. Good luck.

Joe

thank you dick, did you fit it? or get someone to do it?
tim

hello not sure about tubing size sorry....the difference is so small, i could easily make a mistake with a ruler,
tim

Hi Tim
Guess you've sorted out you pulpit by now. The pulpit was fitted by the repairers but I have since taken it off for modifications when fitting a furlex and re-wiring the lights. All pretty straight forward to do. I used Sicaflex to bed it on, removed the anchor locker bulkhead which unbolts easily and molegrips to hold the nuts below while I screwed the bolts up tight. Dick