Forum: SparTalk
05-25-2016, 06:29 PM
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Well in proper lazy cruiser form I put off this...
Well in proper lazy cruiser form I put off this job until a ateering cable failed, but now I'm doing it.
The chain inside the pedestal has a shackle "built in" to the last link, so I'm going to do...
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Forum: SparTalk
07-09-2015, 03:38 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
12-04-2012, 07:48 AM
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Brion, thank you for the feedback on my...
Brion, thank you for the feedback on my lashing.
I will be using this one for long enough to get comfortable with how my new sails set, and then I suspect I will be wanting to adjust my halyard...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-01-2012, 09:25 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
12-01-2012, 09:18 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
11-28-2012, 01:14 PM
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How to lash a ring to a spar
I'm junk rigging Flutterby right now, and having trouble with my yards.
I need to attach two blocks to each yard, one for the halyard (3:1 purchase), going UP, and one for the yard hauling parrel...
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Forum: SparTalk
05-28-2012, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 4
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Spectra replacement for steering cables?
I've got an Edson steering pedestal, with a few links of "motorcycle chain" over the gear on the wheel and lengths of SS cable going down and through turning blocks to the quadrant. The cable has got...
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Forum: SparTalk
05-28-2012, 01:11 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
05-17-2012, 07:30 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
05-17-2012, 11:29 AM
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Spectra lashing instead of moused shackle?
I've got lines I want to fasten at my masthead using existing fittings. My mast is a carbon fiber pole with a thick aluminum plate on top. The fittings are padeyes through bolted to the bottom of the...
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Forum: SparTalk
05-03-2012, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 11
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Brion,
No, I haven't seen your splicing video....
Brion,
No, I haven't seen your splicing video. The explanation of how to pull that splice home really helps and makes more sense to me now.
This application is the standing part of my lazy jacks on...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-28-2012, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 11
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Confusion in NE Ropes splice instructions
I've been re-reading the NE Ropes Sta-Set X eye splice instructions (http://www.neropes.com/Splicing%20Guide%20Individual%20Splices/STASETX_PCR_EYE_SPLICE.pdf) and finding a couple points that are...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-28-2012, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 11
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Jake,
I found the Samson old double-braid eye...
Jake,
I found the Samson old double-braid eye splice directions, and didn't get any good answers for myself from it.
It is for double braid rather than parallel core inside a braided cover (Samson...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-26-2012, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 11
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I'm still working at it...the rope I had has an...
I'm still working at it...the rope I had has an extra end, so I started on splice #4.
I have yet to really apply force (I used my secondary 18X winch) to pull this one home, but I did milk the core...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-26-2012, 11:20 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
04-26-2012, 11:05 AM
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OK, Brion, you got me. I actually have two...
OK, Brion, you got me. I actually have two goals:
1. I want to make the lines I need for my new rig. They need to be strong enough, not perfect. (If I trust this splice enough, I don't need to re-do...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-25-2012, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 11
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Sta-Set X eye splice problem
I'm re-using what was an old halyard (sail raised likely under a dozen times, but on the mast 3~4 for years) where I need a fixed segment with an eye on each end.
This is 1/2" Sta-Set X. I've done...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-22-2010, 10:09 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
04-21-2010, 10:06 PM
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