Forum: SparTalk
03-10-2012, 08:39 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
03-08-2012, 08:13 PM
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It's very tempting, and undoubtedly would be a...
It's very tempting, and undoubtedly would be a very satisfactory system. But to stay with your earlier points about cost/benefit, I'd be springing for 90-odd freet of Dyneema, in a size thick enough...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-03-2012, 07:34 PM
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Thanks for that reply, Stumble.
With external...
Thanks for that reply, Stumble.
With external halyards, the tapered endura idea may not be best.
I guess I'm over-analyzing this, trying to get some utility out of a temporary messenger line and...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-01-2012, 06:45 PM
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Spare halyard--what's the best line?
I've got masthead sheaves for 3 halyards, so want to rig a light-weight line in the spare.
The boat is a heavy, 33-ft cruiser and I use 7/16" and 3/8" sta-set x for my halyards.
I'm not planning to...
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Forum: SparTalk
02-18-2012, 05:47 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
12-11-2011, 07:30 PM
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Sounds like we're on the same track, Allene.
My...
Sounds like we're on the same track, Allene.
My tentative plan is to run 50 or 60 feet of 5/16 staset-x from the cockpit through a series of fairleads that are already along the bulwark on one side....
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Forum: SparTalk
12-10-2011, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 14
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"Wonder if anybody else has thought of...
"Wonder if anybody else has thought of it..." was a try at humor, after I was so slow to figure out what the bungy did--Never mind.
My bigger question is: how much of a handicap would it be to use...
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Forum: SparTalk
11-12-2011, 06:46 AM
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Got it...
Wait a minute---(smack forehead)---if you put the bungy inside the length of the 12-strand, then stretching the bungy keeps the line taut. But stretch it more, and the dyneema takes over the...
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Forum: SparTalk
11-09-2011, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 175,117
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Forum: SparTalk
10-25-2011, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 7
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Brion, I like your idea--it's the best of both...
Brion, I like your idea--it's the best of both sides. Though Ian's lazy jack plan is quite elegant, too.
Question--using Spectra and your idea of a tackle with the hauling line inside the boom, how...
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Forum: SparTalk
10-22-2011, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: SparTalk
10-21-2011, 07:14 PM
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Dueling experts
In the widely respected Desirable and Undesirable Characteristics in Offshore Yachts, the authors say that a rope topping lift that passes through a sheave at the masthead isn't "seamanlike" for...
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Forum: SparTalk
10-17-2011, 04:20 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
10-15-2011, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 1
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What is this stuff?
It's a nylon brait-type rope--8-strand, 1/2". It has a single yellow tracer in one of the 8 strands. I know there are different brands that resemble Yale's product. Does anybody have rope of a known...
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Forum: SparTalk
08-25-2011, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 6
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soft shackle
That's a pretty cool idea, Allene. Thanks for the link. I'll try making one up and see how it works.
John V.
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Forum: SparTalk
08-18-2011, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 4
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Thanks, Stumble.
I used 5/16" Amsteel Blue...
Thanks, Stumble.
I used 5/16" Amsteel Blue for my lifelines, mobius-spliced per B.T.'s book.
But for the short span of the gates, until I find out how to splice a proper gasket of 12-strand single...
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Forum: SparTalk
08-17-2011, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 40,294
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Forum: SparTalk
08-16-2011, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 4
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Help ID'ing rope?
Does anyone know what this rope is? A quantity of it in 1/4" was on my boat when I bought it, and I don't have a clue what it is:
http://www.colligomarine.com/vmchk/Synthetic-lifelines.htm
(It's...
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Forum: SparTalk
07-25-2011, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 6
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elegant
That's a nice idea, teknocholer.
As it turned out, I found a guy selling Johnson double-eyes for the gate stancheons for 14 bucks each. I can now anchor unobtrusivlely among the orthodontists and...
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Forum: SparTalk
07-08-2011, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 21,576
Thanks
Brion, thanks for the affirmation that it's ok to seek alternatives to the common practice. I'll scout out other shapes and sizes of stainless steel hardware.
There seems to be a couple of tiers of...
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Forum: SparTalk
07-06-2011, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 6
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Spliced lifeline hardware--blasphemous question
I'm using 5/16 Amsteel for my new lifelines. But I need gate eyes or some other means of anchoring the lines to the tops of the gate stancheons, where there are no loops welded.
I've seen lots about...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-25-2011, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,551
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Forum: SparTalk
03-08-2011, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,551
Matt and Brion--
Thank you both for a thorough...
Matt and Brion--
Thank you both for a thorough discussion of the pros and cons of fiber lifelines, and for your answers to my question.
Using dyneema will save on the cost of terminal fittings...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-06-2011, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 8
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Netting on Amsteel lifelines?
I'm replacing my lifelines with 5/16 amsteel blue. I want to put netting between the bow pulpit and first stanchion.
Will I need an anti chafing sleeve, as sold by WM, over the top lifeline to shield...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-09-2009, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,006
Thank you for the reply. If I get the new rope...
Thank you for the reply. If I get the new rope grooves turned down to about the depth of the wire grooves, I shouldn't have a problem. I'll note the sharp-edges concern. It seems like a pretty...
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