Forum: SparTalk
09-11-2007, 02:59 PM
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I looked on Yachtworld and saw some O'Day 35s,...
I looked on Yachtworld and saw some O'Day 35s, which seem to have a single backstay and a reverse transom. I have a Morgan 32, which has a slight reverse transom and split backstays. Even though the...
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Forum: SparTalk
06-28-2007, 02:05 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
06-28-2007, 01:51 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
06-28-2007, 08:47 AM
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Turnbuckle placement on split backstay
This past winter I replaced the standing rigging on our 32' sloop, which has a split backstay. I have since noticed that the lower backstays do not make a straight line with the strap-type...
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Forum: SparTalk
01-05-2007, 07:20 AM
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I just went through the same process. I cut 2...
I just went through the same process. I cut 2 inches off the end of the mast and sent it with the mast step to a spar shop. They built up the step to account for the removed portion of mast. They...
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Forum: SparTalk
01-05-2007, 06:59 AM
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What type of stainless for chainplate bolts?
I have two chainplates that were mounted with carriage bolts, bolts in which the head is smooth and round and a short portion of the shank just below the head is square. To accept these bolts, the...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-04-2006, 09:24 AM
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Spreader boot alternative
Do spreader boots have any purpose other than chafe protection?
Instead of the rubber spreader boots so many people use, would it be okay to use 3-strand nylon line, wrapped around the spreader tip...
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