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Forum: SparTalk 08-26-2015, 05:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,474
Posted By knuterikt
Is this made of a sheet or have it originally...

Is this made of a sheet or have it originally been a "sleeve" ?

1 mm is not easy to machine.
Forum: SparTalk 04-22-2015, 03:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,962
Posted By knuterikt
I always remove the mandrel, this is in accodance...

I always remove the mandrel, this is in accodance with Selden instrictions on mounting hardware on their mast, Using correct length rivet this is easily done using a pin punch.
read here step 11...
Forum: SparTalk 04-22-2015, 03:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,962
Posted By knuterikt
Since you live in EU you could try sourcing...

Since you live in EU you could try sourcing inside EU?
I checked price here in Norway 100 4.8 x 12.7 is 748 NOK = $ 0.96 each
Norway is not EU but prices here are almost the same.

You could try...
Forum: SparTalk 04-21-2015, 02:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,962
Posted By knuterikt
I'm surprised you can't find monel rivets Have...

I'm surprised you can't find monel rivets
Have you tried some of the local companies specializing in fasteners?

Any local rigger?
Forum: SparTalk 02-02-2015, 02:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,688
Posted By knuterikt
Seems different winch makes have different...

Seems different winch makes have different figures for optimum entry angle.

Andersen 3-8°...
Forum: SparTalk 12-18-2014, 01:10 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,951
Posted By knuterikt
Not all these pictures where taken at the same...

Not all these pictures where taken at the same time
initially we had the sheet led forward, but now it's going up the mast and down (as it's done on Hanse boats)
We have reinfordced the legs after...
Forum: SparTalk 12-17-2014, 01:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,951
Posted By knuterikt
I installed a jib track without club foot...

I installed a jib track without club foot boom.

The track is curved in a plane perpendicular to the stay. Radius is just a little bit more than the distance between track and stay measured in the...
Forum: SparTalk 09-04-2014, 01:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,891
Posted By knuterikt
My Levmar traveler came with a plastic track that...

My Levmar traveler came with a plastic track that is handy to keep for future disassembling / assembling of the car, it's designed so that you can easily put bearings back in.
Forum: SparTalk 09-04-2014, 03:11 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,832
Posted By knuterikt
Referring to my post? I got them from my local...

Referring to my post?
I got them from my local rigger here in Norway http://www.southerncross.no/en/
They source parts from vendors like Selden, Sparcraft and others but I don't know who made...
Forum: SparTalk 08-30-2014, 01:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,832
Posted By knuterikt
I have switched to "rubber pads" The...

I have switched to "rubber pads"
The deck ring was designed for wooden wedges that seemed to want to creep up all the time.
The local rigger suggested I should switch to these...
Forum: SparTalk 08-14-2014, 02:12 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,487
Posted By knuterikt
I'm certain it's described in one of Brion's...

I'm certain it's described in one of Brion's books, but can't remember which one.
It's called "reeving eye" and here is one set of instructions on line...
Forum: SparTalk 04-29-2014, 05:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,573
Posted By knuterikt
What kind of core does your new halyard have,...

What kind of core does your new halyard have, braid or laid?
Forum: SparTalk 10-10-2013, 03:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,697
Posted By knuterikt
Some years since I installed mine - so from...

Some years since I installed mine - so from memory
The end stops slides onto the track so it wont be able to move vertically at all.
There are threads in the end stop so when when you screw the bolt...
Forum: SparTalk 09-03-2013, 12:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,786
Posted By knuterikt
From the manual found here...

From the manual found here http://www.wichard.com/documents/notice_gyb_easy.pdf



and



Not much info here except the part #
Forum: SparTalk 07-12-2013, 09:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,627
Posted By knuterikt
Mast section

The junk rig give you a rather long section of unsupported mast..

Are you sure that your lamp post sections have (had) sufficient strength?

http://www.oddasea.com/archives/P3.html

tangs...
Forum: SparTalk 02-16-2013, 01:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,443
Posted By knuterikt
Others on this forum have more experience with...

Others on this forum have more experience with synthetic rigging than me :)

Using Dynex dux for runners is not unusual at all.

If you don't trust synthetic rigging why would you mix wire and...
Forum: SparTalk 02-12-2013, 10:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,708
Posted By knuterikt
Any pictures? It's not easy to visualize...

Any pictures? It's not easy to visualize this.

If you upload pictures to one of the free picture hosting sites (www.photobucket.com is the one I'm using)
To share here you copy the link and paste...
Forum: SparTalk 12-16-2012, 11:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,531
Posted By knuterikt
Seems Facnor have considered this in the sizing...

Seems Facnor have considered this in the sizing guide, numbers for the FX2500 on my 12m LOA boat.

Asymmetric: 90 m2 / 969 ft2
Code 0: 80 m2 / 861 ft2
Staysail: 30 m2 / 322 ft2

The 1:2 halyard for...
Forum: SparTalk 12-15-2012, 02:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,531
Posted By knuterikt
With a furler (non structural) as the OP...

With a furler (non structural) as the OP suggests, this would not be a problem
Forum: SparTalk 12-15-2012, 06:31 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,531
Posted By knuterikt
I have a Facnor FX2500 that I use in three...

I have a Facnor FX2500 that I use in three different applications.

The boat is a masthead rigged Beneteau First 38


Asymmetric set on a bowsprit (use the AFX conversion kit)
Solent jib tacked...
Forum: SparTalk 09-02-2012, 03:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,825
Posted By knuterikt
Hi Brion, Thank you for your input, I'm going to...

Hi Brion,
Thank you for your input,
I'm going to remove the whipping and taper the core :) or just make a new one..

Do you have any thoughts on how the texture of the cover affects the grip of the...
Forum: SparTalk 09-01-2012, 01:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,825
Posted By knuterikt
Modified stropcicle

I wanted to get the end of a loaded sheet (cleated of in a clutch) onto a winch.
Used the stopcicle I have made after the instructions in The Complete Rigger's Apprentice.
Discovered that the flat...
Forum: SparTalk 05-21-2012, 02:07 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,993
Posted By knuterikt
When I wrote "standard dyneema splice as in...

When I wrote "standard dyneema splice as in an eye splice" I meant a locked brummel splice made the same way as a naked eye on dyneema (no cover).

Just to be clear to me the Y has got one leg and...
Forum: SparTalk 05-20-2012, 01:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,993
Posted By knuterikt
I have used "Asymmetrical Spin Sheets -...

I have used "Asymmetrical Spin Sheets - Three Part" (two from the bottom) works for me:)

"Asymmetrical Spin Sheets - Bridle" or Y splice - isn't that two ropes where the cover has been removed then...
Forum: SparTalk 02-12-2012, 09:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,147
Posted By knuterikt
Just do it :) You have plenty of occasions to...

Just do it :)
You have plenty of occasions to inspect the rode if you hoist anchor 5-10 times a day;)
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