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

[Kris Coward]

Maybe the water was from condensation, or some other bit of winter
lay-up fun, and you're finally burning through it. I can't imagine water
making it through a carburetor terribly well, but if your gas tank was
low, and there was water in the line...

Have you tried just tossing some isopropanol (gas line antifreeze) into
your tank, topping it up, and seeing if the smoke goes away? (This is
really a stab in the dark, but it's probably worth trying before yanking
the head off your engine).

Cheers,
Kris

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 09:40:58AM -0400, Gordon Laco wrote:
> 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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