Forum: SparTalk
08-24-2013, 12:08 AM
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Yeah ...I thought you'd say that
Well ...I believe that using 25% of the total load for the backstays came from the example in Rigger's Apprentice on the top of page 138 (since it was difficult to find any other rule of thumb in...
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Forum: SparTalk
08-22-2013, 10:11 PM
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Mizzen Running Backstay Block Sizing
Yes, it's another one of those backstay rigging questions. I am trying to decide what size blocks to select for re-rigging the mizzen running backstays on my 44' Spencer Ketch. Previously, the...
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Forum: SparTalk
05-25-2012, 07:11 PM
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So ...I've pulled the mast and most bits look...
So ...I've pulled the mast and most bits look good (aside from the crusty mast step). I'm thinking that I'll have to drill the rivets on the sail track, have it stripped separately and re-use it. ...
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Forum: SparTalk
05-22-2012, 08:34 PM
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Hmmm ...now there's an option I hadn't...
Hmmm ...now there's an option I hadn't considered. I guess I'd have to use the intermediate slides since my main does not use full battens.
That still doesn't address the issue of track removal...
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Forum: SparTalk
05-21-2012, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 5
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Sail Track Replacement
I am pulling my main mast off my Spencer 44 ketch soon and am considering repainting it. This would probably require removal of the existing internal slide sail track which is 2 inches wide and...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-26-2010, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 9
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That's interesting ...so you're not allowed to...
That's interesting ...so you're not allowed to use the plastic covered lifeline wire but then it's OK if you add segments of the tubing over the bare wire? The tubing must be a little bit more loose...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-26-2010, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,000
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Forum: SparTalk
03-26-2010, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: SparTalk
03-25-2010, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 9
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So ...what kind of tubing do you use Robbie...
So ...what kind of tubing do you use Robbie ...polyethylene, vinyl? Do you ever have problems with it slipping or compressing after install?
Brian, do you ever have problems with lanolin liquefying...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-24-2010, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 9
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Preferred Spreader End Corrosion Prevention?
I have a Spencer 44 with aluminum spars. Apparently I was a little overzealous in my last application of rigging tape on the spreader ends for temporary chafe protection. Water seems to have...
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