Forum: SparTalk
03-29-2010, 06:41 PM
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Cleaning up Norseman terminals
I'm rebuilding my mast, and I'd like to get my rigging terminals looking better. At the very least so I can inspect them better.
Currently, many of them have that golden-brown patina that old...
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Forum: SparTalk
11-16-2008, 10:39 AM
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Tuff-Gel vs Tef-Gel
I just noticed that USS has a product called Tuff-Gel which seems better suited for many rigging uses. Unlike their Tef-Gel, it it an adhesive. I had some bad luck a number of years ago with tef-gel...
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Forum: SparTalk
11-16-2008, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 2
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Thanks
Thanks for the advice. Once the mast (with tabernacle) was off the boat, I pried the two apart just enough to get a hacksaw blade in there. I had to do this on both sides. The paint on the mast was...
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Forum: SparTalk
10-29-2008, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 2
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replacing tabernacle pin
Any materials engineers out there?
I'm considering replacing my tabernacle pin. The old pin was 3/4" stainless rod sleeved to 1.3" with aluminum inside the mast and with a 1.25" bushing at the...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-25-2008, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,843
What I did....
I attached a 3' piece of 1" T track to the bottom of the boom to spread the load, then attached the garhauer vang to a car on the track.
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