That spreader in many ways resembles the lowers from my ‘69 Ericson 32 - which were made of Sitka spruce. The shape is not that complicated and aside from the length, very little needs to be precise as long as it fits the mounting hardware.
I made replacements of my four spreaders over a weekend from a slab of raw wood and just a few woodworking tools - borrowed my brother-in-law’s planer and router, and the rest was bandsaw, drilling, and sanding. I have no particular woodworking skills but it was all very straightforward once the wood was planed to the right thickness. Coated them all with West epoxy with UV hardener, and (initially) two coats of Brightside, then after ten years recoated them with epoxy and three coats of Perfection.
Don’t make too many assumptions about the symmetry of the port and starboard pieces. It’s possible that your aluminum part was made from a casting of a wooden version with a different attachment method, which itself may not have been identical to the piece on the other side. This could explain the phantom hole in the casting.
What are “double lower spreaders”? How many spreaders have you got on that thing?
Last edited by tenders; 02-13-2020 at 07:51 AM.
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