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frejoh
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Initially Posted - 03/02/2010 :  20:48:45  Show Profile
Does anyone have a parts list and directions for installing a flag halyard on the spreaders? The WM kit is awfully pricey for something seemingly simple.
Fred Johnson
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Peregrine
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Response Posted - 03/02/2010 :  21:05:22  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage
<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="navy">Small pad eye and mini block.
But that requires drilling or riveting into the the spreader.
How about a mini block and a tie-wrap?
Yes the tie-wrap will fail after awhile but I think it would last a year or two. It could be replaced yearly when the mast is down.
The advantage? No holes to compromise the integrity of the spreader.
And...
It would be cheap, sorry , "affordable" and easy as pie.</font id="navy"></font id="size2"></font id="Comic Sans MS">
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frog0911
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Response Posted - 03/02/2010 :  21:05:37  Show Profile
2- Stainless eye straps
3/16 nylon line
2- Shroud cleats
Appropriate size stainless screws

The eye straps, screws and line you can get at Home
Depot pretty cheap, but the shroud cleats are a boat store item about $16.00 each.
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frejoh
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Response Posted - 03/03/2010 :  18:59:46  Show Profile
Is a tie wrap one of those locking plastic thingies used to tie bundles of wires together? Or handcuff people in large numbers?

Why have two shroud cleats?
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Response Posted - 03/03/2010 :  21:43:58  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by frejoh</i>
<br />Is a tie wrap one of those locking plastic thingies used to tie bundles of wires together? Or handcuff people in large numbers?

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<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="navy">Yes!
BTW - Are birds sitting on your shrouds or are terns fishing off your bow.

Use tie wraps standing straight up. Cut them off about 1-1/2" at an angle the birds hate that</font id="navy">.</font id="size2"> </font id="Comic Sans MS">
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