Forum: SparTalk
05-21-2009, 11:40 PM
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I have a friend who experienced catastrophic...
I have a friend who experienced catastrophic failure of an Alexander-Roberts toggle in his mast rigging. When questioned, Alexander-Roberts fessed-up that they had had a bad batch of toggles, and...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-26-2009, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 10
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Brian,
Thanks for this explanation. I don't...
Brian,
Thanks for this explanation. I don't know how big I'd consider a 40' ketch, but yes, the runners are for balancing the inner forestay.
I think I follow your reasoning, at least for the 1:1...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-25-2009, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 10
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Running Backstay setup
I've got a Baba 40 with a cutter/ketch rig, and would like to get the running backstays on the main mast set up. The runners on the mizzen are fiddle blocks with a cam cleat that clip to padeyes by...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-18-2009, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,510
Thanks
Many thanks to Brion and the rest of you guys that chimed in on my little conundrum. As I said originally, the version that you (Brion) have shown seems to me to be the most intuitive, and as Jeff...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-14-2009, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,510
Any riggers reading this forum? I posted this...
Any riggers reading this forum? I posted this item up here a week ago and even though more than 75 people have viewed it, I'm surprised I've gotten no responses.
C'mon, you guys!! Sailors without...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-08-2009, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,510
Double-braid Eyesplice
Hi Brion,
I've got to redo a halyard eyesplice, as the eye chafed through at the shackle. I was working this with a friend with your book "Working Rope" at hand, and when we finished, realized that...
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