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GaryB
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Initially Posted - 09/27/2010 :  20:59:12  Show Profile
Went down to the boat tonight to check the size of the clevis pin for the forestay to see if the toggle I purchased with my new furler will fit.

After securing the mast I released the forestay and starting checking out the chain plate to see if the 3/8" toggle would fit. Turns out the clevis pin is a 3/8" so that's one hurdle I won't have to deal with.

The problem I have is all the clevis pins holding up my rigging are 5/16" instead of 3/8" as designed. Probably because the turnbuckles all have 5/16" toggle jaws. I guess I'm going to be spending some bucks getting things back in order. Luckily I can buy just the lower half with a 3/8" pin instead of the whole turnbuckle.

Then again I might just replace all the standing rigging since I'm not sure how old it is!

If I do replace everything is it cheaper to buy from CD or have a local rigging company build a set for me? How does the rigging that CD sells hold up? Anyone ever have problems with it?

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 09/27/2010 :  21:31:15  Show Profile
My rigger suggested going with CD--he couldn't beat the price (and didn't care). After he installed it, he said it was quality stuff, although I vaguely recall he had to do something like change to a shorter toggle on the backstay and possibly a longer one on the forestay to be able to get the slight mast rake I wanted. (That was about seven years ago.)
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Mark Maxwell
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Response Posted - 10/02/2010 :  16:43:48  Show Profile
I have had CD rigging holding up my mast for almost 10 years now... No problems, well made and I plan to replace with them again.
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Response Posted - 10/02/2010 :  20:06:43  Show Profile
My CD forestay was short but one toggle fixed it. Top quality.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 10/02/2010 :  20:38:49  Show Profile
Wouldn't hurt if I bought one and it was too short. I'll be installing my new Harken Mark IV furler this winter and the forestay will most likely have to be shortened anyway.
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