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| 2135.1 | Someone have a prybar for Gene's wallet??? ;>) | MCS873::KALINOWSKI | | Fri Jun 10 1994 15:28 | 16 |
| Come on Gene, where are the smiley faces??? ;>)
Most books I have read said to replace standing rigging every 8 years.
Now here in New England with our 12 week "season" we can extend that
a bit, but 24 years???
I have heard of people dousing the fitting with wd40 periodically, but
I wouldn't want to chance it making the connector slip or staining my
gelcoat.
I hope you are going to replace them all. where 3 let go together, how
far can all the others of the set be? Cheaper than having to cut the
new ones off to get rid of the mast rig because one of the originals lets go
in 3-4 weeks.
Time to pay the piper..... ;>(
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| 2135.2 | WD40 for Water protection | DPDMAI::CLEVELAND | Grounded on The Rock | Mon Jun 13 1994 12:43 | 6 |
| The WD40 won't make your connector slip unless you're already in Deep
Doo-doo, in which case the WD40 doesn't make a difference. What the
WD40 does is displace water and coat anything down in the swage fitting
that could rust and break. It's not a bad habit to get into doing...
Robert
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| 2135.3 | glue it | OTOOA::MOWBRAY | This isn't a job its an Adventure | Mon Jun 13 1994 13:20 | 7 |
| I was recently in a conversation with a friedn who maintained that
there is a new swaging technique available, where one uses en epoxy to
hold the wire to the fitting. Apparently it is something like the
norseman/stalock type but without the cone.
I know that norseman/stalock are stronger and more resilient than
regular sawging so that says quite a bit.
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| 2135.4 | not new | UNIFIX::BERENS | Alan Berens | Mon Jun 13 1994 13:35 | 9 |
| re .3:
Castlok fittings have been around for quite some time. According to
Practical Sailor, they're equivalent to Stalok and Norseman fittings.
The drawback to Castlok fittings is the time required for the epoxy to
cure and the need to degrease the fitting prior to assembly.
Alan
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| 2135.5 | WD 4 me! | MILKWY::WAGNER | Scott | Mon Jun 13 1994 13:42 | 12 |
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I'm a big epoxy fan myself, but the stuff will eventually harden to
the brittle stage at the extremities, so a little expansion/contraction
of the swage joint and poof! microcracks, them water. Now, in 24 years,
I'll betcha rust comes into the equation as well, no matter what you
get in there. I try to use WD40, gravity and prayers myself.
A new sail is more than shrouds, ain't it?
$$$ time!
Capt. CashFlo
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| 2135.6 | Even a dog gets a bone now and then | JUPITR::KEENAN | | Tue Jun 14 1994 18:14 | 19 |
| Gene,
Cut off the old ends and swage on new ones. For your boat, the rigging
will end up 8" - 10" shorter. But this can be taken up easily at the
turnbuckle end by adding about half a dozen toggles.
I'll guess that buying new shroud cable for your boat will be at
least $150-$200. You can get six toggles for have that cost.
And there's no end to the number of times you can do this. Eventually
you'll have all-toggle standing rigging (and the slowest boat in the
fleet). This new rig will look good next to your vang lashed onto the
boom with string and the wet-noodle spinnaker pole wrapped with fiberglass
reinforcement.
Seriously, poor old Touche' has been a faithful old mistress. Quit
belly-achin' and dump a little money into the old girl.
Paul
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| 2135.8 | | MPGS::HO | | Wed Sep 21 1994 14:00 | 8 |
| All the lower swages did eventually crack. So we have new standing
rigging all the way around. Layline had the best price and delivery.
Ordered onMonday and the finished shrouds and stays were delivered
to my door on Wednesday. All I had to do was provide the
measurements and the plastic. Very convenient if you can step
your own mast.
- gene
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