Forum: SparTalk
10-19-2015, 09:27 AM
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Thanks for the reply! Here is a photo. I am...
Thanks for the reply! Here is a photo. I am interested in getting rid of the 2 forward struts that can be seen below my wife who is painting the upper lateral jumpers. (I would have gone up myself,...
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Forum: SparTalk
10-06-2015, 12:31 PM
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Forward jumpers
I have a 46' cat with a fractional rig that is supported by 2 sets of diamond stays on swept back spreaders with matching forward jumpers/struts and a set of jumpers at the masthead. The mast is held...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-13-2010, 02:47 AM
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Pelorus,
Turns out the Carrick bend with the...
Pelorus,
Turns out the Carrick bend with the tucks, the "modified Turk's Head" I was looking at is actually one and the same as the Diamond knot. I would not be surprised to find that any good...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-10-2010, 04:01 PM
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I'm surprised you found the Oysterman easy to...
I'm surprised you found the Oysterman easy to untie, as I find it harder to untie than the Double Figure Eight.
I wonder if the "modified Turks Head" is the same one I saw on Youtube. Essentially a...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-07-2010, 04:20 PM
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Oysterman's stopper knot for synthetic shackle
Has anybody used this knot, AKA "Ashley's stopper", with synthetics?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley's_stopper_knot
Seems that it should be as secure as the double figure 8 that I have seen used,...
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Forum: SparTalk
06-19-2009, 03:25 PM
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Calculation for crossarm stays on cat
I have a 46' cat with typical forward crossarm bracing consisting of a "seagull striker" or martingale with a wire stay passing over the top and connected at the ends of the spar. The boat has been...
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