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eguevara
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Initially Posted - 03/05/2012 :  20:27:20  Show Profile  Visit eguevara's Homepage
looks like I have a bent t-bolt..

http://flic.kr/p/bAJkPB

looks like I need to buy one of these right?

http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=184&ParentCat=99

I can't imagine how this bolt got bent..

-eddy
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 03/05/2012 :  20:40:28  Show Profile
It usually happens during mast raising, when the toggle catches and doesn't let the T go upright. It's a good idea to have someone check each shroud as the mast is being raised.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 03/05/2012 :  21:00:33  Show Profile
A good way to protect them when raising the mast is to line up each toggle so it will go up straight when raising the mast, and then tie each stay to the lifeline with a thin rubber band. As the mast goes up and each stay becomes taut, the rubber bands will break.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 03/05/2012 :  21:19:48  Show Profile
Also, be sure to loosen the stays. The mast bumps up a little higher than its rigged height as it pivots over the heel.
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eguevara
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Response Posted - 03/05/2012 :  21:37:36  Show Profile  Visit eguevara's Homepage
dave... you mean loosen all the stays?

-eddy

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Dave5041</i>
<br />Also, be sure to loosen the stays. The mast bumps up a little higher than its rigged height as it pivots over the heel.
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Davy J
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  04:47:51  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">you mean loosen all the stays?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Depending on which way you lower your mast, for example to the rear, you would not need to loosen the the lower rear stays. You will need to loosen the upper shrouds slightly, I loosen them five turns.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  05:02:39  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Now the real problem get started - what do you do with a bent T-bolt? I mean its good stainless steel - you can't just throw it out. And besides someday you may NEED it. Quick get a plastic bag and put it in it (along with the broken shackles, spent sheaves, and spare screws.) Ah yes, the collection of useless stainless that you just can't part with, and is too small to sell for scrap.

Good luck.
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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  07:22:54  Show Profile
...or flip it overboard in hopes Neptune will accept it as an offering and not grab the next <i>important</i> thing you drop on the deck.
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eguevara
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  08:51:55  Show Profile  Visit eguevara's Homepage
should I worry about replacing it before I go sailing?

-eddy
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  08:56:58  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by eguevara</i>
<br />should I worry about replacing it before I go sailing?

-eddy
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yes, metal that is bent like that might have lost some of it's integrity, it's not expensive, you don,t have to put the mast down to change it (just loosen the opposite stay a bit) you can order it with fast shipping... there is no reason to go sailing with a bent part like that
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  09:32:21  Show Profile
I loosen all four remaining stays. The aft lowers aren't strained as much as the uppers, but it only takes a couple of minutes to protect everything. It is weaker and more susceptible to stress fatigue so should be replaced soon, but the T-bolt is so much stronger than anything else in the rigging that I wouldn't consider it impending doom. Buy it locally and take 10 minutes to replace it if it is available, but it wouldn't worry me to order it and sail in the interim. I replaced several bent T-bolts on Pearl at the end of my second year of ownership and have no idea how long they may have been bent.
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eguevara
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  17:21:59  Show Profile  Visit eguevara's Homepage
Thanks Dave...

-eddy

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Dave5041</i>
<br />I loosen all four remaining stays. The aft lowers aren't strained as much as the uppers, but it only takes a couple of minutes to protect everything. It is weaker and more susceptible to stress fatigue so should be replaced soon, but the T-bolt is so much stronger than anything else in the rigging that I wouldn't consider it impending doom. Buy it locally and take 10 minutes to replace it if it is available, but it wouldn't worry me to order it and sail in the interim. I replaced several bent T-bolts on Pearl at the end of my second year of ownership and have no idea how long they may have been bent.
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