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bill
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Initially Posted - 10/24/2001 :  13:05:13  Show Profile
Is there a tool for adjusting these closed barrel turnbuckles or will any screwdriver which fits through the hole suffice?

Oh these new boat owners! ;-)

Bill
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Response Posted - 10/24/2001 :  15:04:43  Show Profile
I used an ice pick.
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Gary
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Response Posted - 10/24/2001 :  15:14:04  Show Profile
I use a nail set or center punch.
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 10/24/2001 :  15:50:39  Show Profile
The turnbuckle on my backstay was frozen for a while. After bending a couple nails and an ice pick, I finally broke the seal by employing a half can of WD-40, two vice-grips, a propane blow torch, two strong men and many curse words.

RichardG 81 C25 S
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 10/24/2001 :  23:52:27  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
To free up a turnbarrel try this. One or two drops of automatic transmission fluid. Let it set overnight. Tap with a hammer and then brake it loose. WD-40 is a solvent not an oil.
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jm
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Response Posted - 10/25/2001 :  16:02:11  Show Profile
WD-40® Keeps Water Sports Enthusiasts from Sinking with Costly Repairs

In addition to serving as a superb lubricant and penetrant, WD-40 also belongs in every boat house and tackle box because it is a first-rate moisture displacer, rust preventative an
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jwilliams
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Response Posted - 10/26/2001 :  01:20:46  Show Profile
Bill,

I made a tool out of an old screwdriver.

Had the same problem with seized turnbuckles as others. Then I remembered some neat stuff from my VW and Corvair days, serious problems where steel goes into aluminum, or exhaust header nuts, etc. Neve
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 10/26/2001 :  11:44:08  Show Profile
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I did the Monel wire trick to insure they don't move. Rather than cotter keys. A buddy taught me to wire'em like they do biplane aircraft, so nothing sticks out to cut or snag.[quote]

Hi Jim,

I'd love to know how to perform the "Monel wir
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jwilliams
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Response Posted - 10/29/2001 :  11:35:20  Show Profile
Buzz,

Step 1: Cut about a six inch piece of Monel wire.

Step 2: Fold it almost in half, like a U. Let's describe the Monel shape as the U end and the free ends.

Step 3: Line up the T-buckle so you can see the hole in the bolt. Position the w
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 10/29/2001 :  13:52:35  Show Profile
<font face='Arial'>Thanks Jim! 'Sounds good ... I'll give it a try.</font id='Arial'>

Buzz Maring, C-25 SK #68, "Freya"
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 10/30/2001 :  23:25:41  Show Profile
I hate closed-body turnbuckles, but when I had them, I tried to keep them full of lithium grease to keep salt water from lying around in the barrels. I don't ever intend to have them again.

BTW, I agree that WD40 is a lubricant--just a very light weig
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 11/01/2001 :  16:51:30  Show Profile
If you Monel them doesn't it make it a pain-in-the-patootie to adjust the shroud tension? Or maybe it's just us racers who have to do that...
BTW - I have 2 nuts on each of my open turnbuckles - one above and one below the body. I crank 'em down (or up)
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jwilliams
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Response Posted - 11/01/2001 :  19:17:13  Show Profile
Dereck,

Yes, if you need to do frequent adjustments, wiring will be a pain.

On Hey Jude I set'em, check 'em 'bout onced-a-month. Seldom change.

Buddy Paul has nuts on his open TB's like you do.

Jim Williams
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/01/2001 :  22:44:32  Show Profile
I use bronze cotter pins, which you can loop back around the turnbuckel with your fingers so there's nothing to catch your socks (?) on. If I wanted to adjust tension from time to time, I'd use lock nuts, as Derek describes--had them on our previous boat
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 11/05/2001 :  23:47:23  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
Re: <b><font size=4>Locking Open Body Turnbuckles.</b></font id=size4>

I use SS split rings (kinda like keyrings) around one "leg" of the turnbuckle body and through the cotterpin hole of the T-bolt. To unlock for adjusting, I spin the rings out of
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OJ
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Response Posted - 11/06/2001 :  09:32:18  Show Profile
Depending on how much you value your time (time spent at the helm as opposed to crouched over turnbuckles) I eliminated all of the above by simply replacing my old stainless turnbuckles with the new style bronze model that comes on the new Catalinas. You
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