Dux Rigging - Turnbuckles and or deadeyes

[rockfordwoods]

I am in the process of doing this as well. I am using turnbuckles. The biggest problem I am having is incompatibility of standard rigging hardware with the Colligo dead eyes. Colligo designed their dead eyes for use with lashings. Unfortunately, the clevis pin holes are all too small for the appropriate turnbuckles. John Franta said they are using A/R toggles and bending them a little to get the dead eye in. I did not like that idea for more than one reason. The width of each size of dead eye requires the next size up of turnbuckle to provide proper clearance in the toggle jaw for the width of the dead eye. But that next size up of toggle has a pin too large for the dead eye. So for my lowers: on the bottom end it looks like I am going to start with 1/2" Hayn turnbuckles to fit the chainplates, then take 5/8" Hayn t-bolt toggles, turn and thread the t-bolt to 1/2-20 for the turnbuckle and then make a stepped pin with a bushing on one end to adapt the 5/8 toggle to the Colligo dead eye. On the top end I am making some custom forks wide enough for the dead eyes. Then on to the uppers and intermediates. Hopefully they will require less custom work.