Blaine King Collierville, Tennessee
Boat Name: Moon Glow
Model/Year: C-22 SWING KEEL / 1973
Hull No. 2157
Hailing Port: Paris & Pickwick Landing |
03/07/2006 6:22 PM Pacific Time
Dick, you mentioned one inch PVC shroud protectors in a reply to my request for turnbuckle screws.. More questions: 1. What is the height of the PVC tube(s), 2. Does it vary for the lower and upper shrouds, 3. Is the one inch ID -or- OD and 4. do I purchase an endcap, drill a hole (or cut a slot) to affix to PVC pipe?
After all of the time and money on sails, this IS something I want to do!
Blaine
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Thomas Lang North Granby, CT
Boat Name: Puravida
Model/Year: C27/1981
Hull No.
Hailing Port: Noank, CT |
03/15/2006 5:16 PM Pacific Time
Blaine:
On my C27, the shroud protectors are 1" inside diameter, which I got from a local supply place here in CT for about $2 each, including the end cap. The protectors are solid, and the end caps have slots to fit over the rigging. Since my mast is unstepped each season, I simply slide them off when the mast comes off, clean them up, and store them for the next season. If your mast is always up, you can remove the shrouds one at a time, slide on the tube and move on to the next one. I still use rigging tape over the ends of my turnbuckles, just in case a protector suffers some debilitating demise during use. If you raise and lower your mast for each sail, just slide them on when it's down and you'll be all set. |
Thomas Lang North Granby, CT
Boat Name: Puravida
Model/Year: C27/1981
Hull No.
Hailing Port: Noank, CT |
03/15/2006 5:17 PM Pacific Time
A couple more things, the tubes are the same for all shrouds, and are about 18" tall on my rig... |
Andy Kohler Canton, GA
Boat Name: Good Times
Model/Year: 1989
Hull No. 14778
Hailing Port: Atlanta |
03/15/2006 5:47 PM Pacific Time
Blaine
one other item easy to get from the hardware store are sections of clear flexible plastic hoses (for water etc). They come in all diameters and I use a one foot sections around each turnbuckles and then place the plasic tubing that has been mention before on top. Its an easy / lazy way to check the turnbuckles/tapes etc.
Good Luck
Andy
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Blaine King Collierville, Tennessee
Boat Name: Moon Glow
Model/Year: C-22 SWING KEEL / 1973
Hull No. 2157
Hailing Port: Paris & Pickwick Landing |
03/16/2006 6:46 PM Pacific Time
Thanx! All..! |