[Public-list] topping lift
FINNUS505 at aol.com
FINNUS505 at aol.com
Thu Mar 31 08:10:25 PST 2005
Hi all,
Stargazer still has the ceramic insulators on the backstay, and the topping
lift often caught on the upper one. I rigged a shock cord to keep the line
tensioned to prevent it from hanging up. I secured the shock cord to the topping
lift with a rolling hitch about three feet above the boom. I tied the other
end of the shock cord to a small captive pin shackle. When I am sailing, I
attach the shackle to the end of the boom. When Stargazer is moored, I take the
shackle off the end of the boom, and put it over the topping lift. The
tension on the shock cord lifts the shackle up to the point where the shock cord
is relaxed. This way the shock cord is not under tension all the time, and
will not stretch out and lose its tensioning ability. Works pretty well. :)
This is the winter that Stargazer got her galley back, and I got up to
working on the water tank. I took the advice of all of you, and cut a hole in the
v berth seat to be able to get to the tank. What a mess!!!! Someone had
installed a triangular shaped water bladder in there already, but it was torn, and
some green, gooy, sticky substance had adhered much of it to the inside of
the water tank. Some kind of antifreeze that went bad? Who knows. Whatever,
the bladder is out, and I have to clean the gunk out before installing the new
tank in there.
Today is the first day of Defender's wharehouse sale, and I am heading out
there to get the tank, hoses, and anything else I can grab!!!
Nice day for a drive, :)
Lee
Stargazer #255
1112285425.0
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