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Originally Posted by April
Thank you for a quick reply, I did try one strand at a time but within three strand bundles...still it was a bit of a wrestle. I got a dental bone thing off ebay- it is great to use as a fid- it is stainless and very strong. I bent a couple of my other fids.
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Bent them? Something is so wrong here. The wire sizes you are speaking of, except the 3/8" should distinctly not be a wrestle. Are you using my instructions? I am a bit concerned about those splices, April.
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The plans call for a turnbuckle just under the bowsprit then it goes to the stem fitting.. but when I got the boat the turnbuckle was at the stem fitting. I would love to put a picture up but I do not have a web page, I am not sure how to attach a picture here. [/quote]
With a soft eye at the upper end you wouldn't be able to put a turnbuckle there. But putting it at the bottom means putting your largest, most expensive, and least needed turnbuckle down where there's corrosion and collision. Better to have a linkplate at the bottom to take the abuse. You could also be a bit more approximate with your wire length, then cut the linkplate to a precise length to make up the distance.
As for a soft eye on a 3 1/2" diameter spar, that's a good bit more than the width of thimbles that are purpose-built for 1x19. The best procedure is to make an oversized eye, so you don't strain the entry, then seize it to fit. I never meant you to make a strop for this location; those are generally reserved for hanging blocks and such.
It seems unlikely that I can talk you in to slowing down, but it sounds like you are doing things much less than optimally, on a boat that you profess to care for. Are the splices beautiful? Do you know how strong they are? Reassure me here.
Fair leads,
Brion