[Public-List] size of pin holding lower shrouds?

Gordon Laco mainstay at csolve.net
Mon May 10 10:37:48 PDT 2010


Do you need blocks for this application?  What about a pair of black nylon
bullseye fairleads with ferruls inside.  You could tap them into the mast at
an appropriate place and have only minimal projections to worry about.

Gord #426


On 10/05/10 1:33 PM, "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org> wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> Jim Davis wrote:
>> George
>> 
>> A thought, go about 6+ inches out the spreaders and hang the blocks from
>> strap eyes.
> 
> I hadn't thought of that.  I'm not sure I want to put the stresses of
> lazy jacks on the spreaders, since we've got the tubular ones.  I could
> mount some blocks using the bolts that hold the spreaders in the bases,
> though.
> 
>   - George



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