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Maine Passage - Day 5
Bruce in Bangkok wrote:
Another problem he seems to have is that when he tightens up the shrouds it deforms the boat. the usual cure for that is a tie rod between the mast step and the underside of the deck. I was trying to be gentle. If he's deforming his boat at the PROPER shroud tension, he's sailing a POS which shouldn't be in commission. If he's deforming a well made boat, then he's not at the proper tension. I didn't want to say it so out and out but there, I have. |
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On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:37:04 -0600, Paul Cassel
wrote: Bruce in Bangkok wrote: Another problem he seems to have is that when he tightens up the shrouds it deforms the boat. the usual cure for that is a tie rod between the mast step and the underside of the deck. I was trying to be gentle. If he's deforming his boat at the PROPER shroud tension, he's sailing a POS which shouldn't be in commission. If he's deforming a well made boat, then he's not at the proper tension. I didn't want to say it so out and out but there, I have. I have a deck stepped mast but from what I read all keel stepped masts will deform when the shrouds are tensioned. The usual fix if a "tie rod" which is bolted to the deck and the mast step to prevent the deck from flexing upward. Apparently this is a normal trait of keel stepped boats Bruce-in-Bangkok (correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom) |
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Maine Passage - Day 5
On Aug 3, 4:47*am, wrote:
[This message forwarded from their sailmail status report.] Day 5 - Maine Passage Today's "crisis of the day" developed just after the last report was sent. *Ever since, the mast has moved tremendously in its collar, forcing the foam rubber shock absorber, located between an aluminum collar on the deck, and the mast, up. *It's what occasioned the failure (which wasn't really - we accidentally cut it in the previous resolution of the collar walking up the mast) of the last mast boot, requiring this new one. Planets aligning......................... I'd been meaning to adjust the rigging to tighten it back up, but something always got in the way of it, as the collar had been put back down when we redid the mast boot. *Out of sight, out of mind... *Anyway, .. Ignoring root cause of a problem. humm I wonder why its loose? ANd what is "loose?" *So much so that it changed the shape of the hull, pulling the sides together slightly, trapping one of the sole pulls, needed to get at where Huh ! what the ****?!? your boat sure is a flimsy peice of **** or.......... Lydia stows her spare beer, such that it was a real challenge to get it up! *I'll attend to that, along with redoing some of the mast boot which came loose in all the pushing and shoving of the collar under it, later today. More planets droping in place just like the pins of lock. I went down for my usual short nap at 10, and Lydia woke me at 1:30, with the same complaint - unable to stay awake and focused. * Poor baby maybe daddy can fix it So Skip is sailing SINGLE HANDED! When the **** hits the fan Lydia will fold and go hide in the bunk "incopacitated" or maybe sprain her ankle She also told me of the new crisis of the day, which is that our radar apparently doesn't like anything other than fully packed batteries. * Charging problem, resistance in corroded crimped wire ends.butt splices and genneral OLD ****ty circuits. Ya know boats that old had NON TINNED COPPER conductors now add salewater from a sunk boat! Eeeks! Our batteries, as those who were with us on the first leg of our journey last year at this time will recall, had had some abuse as a product of a failed/failing charger and some alternator problems, early in their lives. *So, being about 3 years old, which is normally pretty young, they probably aren't in the best of shape, Simple solution to stare at the batteries and blame them.................. *However, as yet another confirmation of the general state of the industry, when I paid for the full installation of the new radar to go with our chartplotter given to us by another of our saints as he upgraded, they didn't install new power wiring or a new circuit breaker. Thus, it's being powered by 20-year old gear, the same as was present in the much less powerful predecessor. Now youre on to it SKip. Good call ya dumn ****! Lets review: Rigging problmes Unknown electriacal problems Hull deforming 60+ year old novice recreational sailor A physical, emotional, cognitve libility named Lydia. Bob Skip, Lydia, and Portia, the sea cat |
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Maine Passage - Day 5
Bob wrote in news:487588fb-f473-4dfb-afb1-1dc962211351
@b30g2000prf.googlegroups.com: Now youre on to it SKip. Good call ya dumn ****! Hey, stupid. He's at SEA and can't see newsgroups.... |
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Maine Passage - Day 5
On Aug 3, 7:59*pm, Larry wrote:
Bob wrote in news:487588fb-f473-4dfb-afb1-1dc962211351 @b30g2000prf.googlegroups.com: Now youre on to it SKip. Good call ya dumn ****! Hey, stupid. *He's at SEA and can't see newsgroups.... Hey stupid Its for the benifit of his survivors and those here. Like DUH....... as if ... like fur sure Bob |
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Oh, that. I never use it, as a rule. As a rule, I would never admit something like that in a public Internet forum. -- Roger Long |
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On Aug 4, 2:45*am, wrote:
On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:59:35 +0000, Larry wrote: Bob wrote in news:487588fb-f473-4dfb-afb1-1dc962211351 : Now youre on to it SKip. Good call ya dumn ****! Hey, stupid. *He's at SEA and can't see newsgroups.... Hey, stupid, What gets posted here, gets responded to here. This is Usenet, and that's how it works. And any claims that Skip can't read newsgroups due to bandwidth are bull****, based on the epic length of the constant posts HE sends. One of his posts takes as much bandwidth as 50 normal posts. Good morning, I agree completley. While my posts are rude and laced with great contempt the reality is SKip is providing a wonderful and rich naritive of a novice voyager. 10,000s of people will be able to read of his experiences, debrief and debate but most importatnly LEARN from his mistakes. truely he is the Lewis and Clark of Sailing Magazine! I plan to use his posts as a series of Case Studies for an advanced cruising/voyage planing course I am developing. Lets face it ya just cant make this stuff up! its absolutly rich ! ! ! and "fair use." Sincerly anticipating, Bob |
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Maine Passage - Day 5
On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 17:08:00 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote: Tension on keel stepped masts is a bit more complex and critical. Especially since you mispelled compression. Casady |
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Maine Passage - Day 5
"Richard Casady" wrote in message ... On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:30:51 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:29:09 GMT, (Richard Casady) wrote: On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 17:08:00 -0400, "Roger Long" wrote: Tension on keel stepped masts is a bit more complex and critical. Especially since you mispelled compression. Isn't it spelled misspelled? Wilbur Hubbard |
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