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

[Gordon Laco]

Good day George - 

Those pins are probably 3/8".  You may have to get longer pins... The 'grip
length' of the ones in your rig probably have no excess length for the
hanging of another fitting.

WRT my engine smoke situation... I may be kidding myself but it doesn't seem
to be as bad now as during the first running of the engine.  At 1400 rpm it
is a barely discernable.  If I rev the engine up hard, it appears again, but
not otherwise.  I guess I have something to deal with but not perhaps
something that is immediately fatal to the engine.

Cheers - 

Gord #426 SURPRISE


On 10/05/10 9:34 AM, "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org> wrote:

> I'm going to try again on setting up lazy jacks.  I did a temporary
> arrangement before, but it's coming apart and it's time to re-do it.  In
> the process, I'd like to take advantage of some of the things I've learned.
> 
> I previously put cheek blocks halfway between the spreaders and the
> masthead.  This now seems too high to me, as the sail doesn't need any
> support at that height.  Also, these blocks sometimes foul a halyard.
> 
> I'm thinking of hanging blocks off the pin of the aft lower shrouds
> (unless someone convinces me that's a bad idea).  Does anyone know the
> diameter of those pins?  It'd be nice to prepare a fitting /before/
> going up the mast.
> 
>   - George



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