Forum: SparTalk
01-02-2017, 07:22 AM
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After posting this I googled "aft lead...
After posting this I googled "aft lead spreaders". It brings me to a lot of posts on this forum. You have covered it in pretty nice detail. Back when we were much younger.
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Forum: SparTalk
01-02-2017, 07:21 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
01-02-2017, 06:29 AM
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Aft led stays
I had the same thought on the aft led stays. Is there any advantage to aft led stays at all? Does it depend on the degree?I see that somewhat frequently as well as pivoting spreaders.
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Forum: SparTalk
12-23-2016, 06:06 PM
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Just for clarification purposes.
On one...
Just for clarification purposes.
On one particular boat(an old Crocker ketch),the caps drape over the uppers,angled slightly aft, then directly to the chainplates. The intermediates start at the...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-23-2016, 04:56 AM
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Just for clarification purposes.
On one...
Just for clarification purposes.
On one particular boat(an old Crocker ketch),the caps drape over the uppers,angled slightly aft, then directly to the chainplates. The intermediates start at the...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-14-2016, 07:13 AM
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cap shroud rigging
It's nice to have these resources. Nothing more fun than learning. Never get tired of it.
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Forum: SparTalk
12-10-2016, 06:47 PM
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Cap shroud question
I've noticed on some rigs with double spreaders the cap shroud leads through the upper spreader but bypasses the lower spreader. By not going through the lower spreader does this weaken the rig?
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Forum: SparTalk
08-11-2015, 08:52 AM
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follow up
I did get to see the mast after it was raised. While this arrangement has worked well for this ketch for 80 years, the owner did say it became a little loose on the leeward side but was never really...
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Forum: SparTalk
08-07-2015, 05:41 PM
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spreader length
The Crocker belongs to a friend. While his mast was down I was inspecting his rigging and had never seen that layout before.
My uppers are 42" which give me a 13-14 degree angle at the top. My...
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Forum: SparTalk
08-02-2015, 06:05 PM
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rigging question
While looking over some other rigging arrangements today I noticed on the mainmast of one wooden ketch, that the cap shroud did not go over the lower spreaders. Instead it went directly from the...
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Forum: SparTalk
06-28-2015, 04:28 PM
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Looks count
Hi, I was looking around the shipyard today and some spreaders were airfoiled and some not. (wooden). The airfoiled spreaders definitely looked more professionally done and probably were. So there...
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Forum: SparTalk
06-24-2015, 05:16 PM
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spreader shape
This one is not really budget related. I have the spreaders basically shaped but not yet into a foil. I can afford (strength wise) to remove more material to get an airfoil shape. That being said...
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Forum: SparTalk
06-18-2015, 05:34 PM
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spreader shape
How important is it on a 17 ton cruising ketch to have an airfoil shape on the spreaders? Does it make any significant difference?
Is an oval shape acceptable?
Thanks, Kevin
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Forum: SparTalk
06-04-2015, 05:15 PM
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Spreader loads
Hopefully I word this correctly. How does the load divide on the spreaders, on a mast with two sets of spreaders?
Kevin
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Forum: SparTalk
04-20-2015, 03:14 PM
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mast protection
Yes the eyes are existing. I would imagine it would have to be some fairly tough hose to do that.
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Forum: SparTalk
04-19-2015, 10:44 AM
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wood mast/cable protection
My shrouds are spliced cable on thumb cleats. There has never been any wrapping on the loops where they slip over the mast. Recently I've removed everything to refinish the mast. The cables have done...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-19-2015, 10:42 AM
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wieght aloft
I've managed to trim the new mast cap weight/design down to around 16 lbs. Plus the new mast is lighter so I'm expecting the will be little differerece if not even favorable over the old rig. I'm...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-27-2015, 03:52 PM
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weight aloft
I've created a pattern for a bronze alloy mast cap for my new mast. But the guestamate on the weight was about 25-30 lbs. I made it a bit thick for overkill strength, but ultimately thought it...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-13-2015, 05:03 PM
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terminology
Sorry about the double clevis hole thing. I just meant the receiving end for the clevis pin. Which brings me to another question. Is there a complete book of boat part terminology...for dummy's...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-13-2015, 06:35 AM
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thru bolts
My biggest concern was the through bolts. Are there any examples of tang styles online that you know of? If I do use them I envision long finger extensions, meeting at a plate where the bolt is...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-12-2015, 05:07 PM
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A looong breath
Hi Brian, thanks for replying. I had to chuckle. This has been in the planning stages for about three years or more. I haven't been really rushing this at all. The newer mast is also more than...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-10-2015, 03:59 PM
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masts
All of that. The original mast is in too poor condition to rebuild. When the boat was built in '88 a mainmast from another boat was used on this boat. I wish it were still good. It was at one time...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-08-2015, 06:23 PM
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Location
Wickford shipyard. Good people, good yard. The mast I will be using was set up for thumb cleats in its' original usage. If I go that route I'm hoping the shrouds that were with that mast aren't...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-08-2015, 06:07 AM
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Mast Tang installation
Hi, I am re-rigging a 50 plus foot round, hollow Sitka spruce mast. I will need and attaching point for the lower fore and aft shrouds and well as the intermediates. I've gotten some info from...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-18-2014, 02:55 PM
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