[Public-List] Pin size (all of them!)

[Hugh McCormack]

It is never inconvenient to go to the boat.  I just wish that it was in tropical waters!!

 

Cheers,

 

Hugh
 
> From: wcydel at gmail.com
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> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:19:53 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Pin size (all of them!)
> 
> Hugh, thank you. I hope that it was not too inconvenient for you to go to
> the boat.
> 
> Bill
> 
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> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Hugh McCormack
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:54 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Pin size (all of them!)
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> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> 
> 
> Just got back from our boat. The pins for the forestay and back stay are
> both 1/2" X 1 1/4" (length not including the head of the pin). The main
> upper shrouds on our boat were installed with a swaged eye over a thimble at
> the top of the mast. The swaged loop was formed through a hole in an
> aluminum tang bolted to the top of the mast. That hole is 1/2" in diameter
> and the tangs are 3/16" thick. The thimble carries the load on the lower
> edge of the hole. The fore and aft lowers are pinned with 3/8" X 1" (length
> not inluding the head of the pin) stainless pins through a 3/16" metal
> triangle that swivles on another 3/16" tang bolted to the mast in
> conjunction with the spreader bases.
> 
> 
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> 
> Hugh
> 
> > From: wcydel at gmail.com
> > To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:13:22 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] Pin size??
> > 
> > 
> > I am in the process of replacing my forestay. In the 10 years that I have
> > owned SallyB (#441) I have never been up the mast, nor have I had the mast
> > down. The West Marine rigging shop is asking me for the size of the pin at
> > the top.
> > 
> > Help Help, does anyone know that size of hand and was it standard?
> > 
> > 
> > Bill 
> > 
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