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Sugru & nylon washer to the rescue!

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delliottg
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Initially Posted - 05/19/2014 : 10:14:38

Since we've owned SL one of the more annoying things that'll happen is our jib hanks will slide down over the forestay connector swage, and then when you hoist the jib, it would hang up. Last year I split a nylon washer whose inner diameter was almost exactly the same as the forestay, but the split simply allowed it to ride down the swage like the hanks and it would hang up as usual. So, a couple of weeks ago, I took some of my expiring Sugru down to the boat & added a blob of blue Sugru to the very top of the swage/forestay joint with the nylon washer on top:

I took the boat out last Thursday & Saturday and no hang ups! Saturday I was solo on the boat, so it was nice to not have to go wrestle with the hanks. Now I need to figure out how to prevent the halyard from hiding behind our radar reflector, because that'll also prevent the hoist.

David
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islander
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Response Posted - 05/19/2014 : 11:08:42

I never heard of Sugru so I just did a Google education and it looks to be a very useful material. Nice job, Now let us know how it holds up over time.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 05/19/2014 : 11:09:57

I've been using a SS lock washer. What about running the radar reflector up the flag halyard?

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/19/2014 : 11:18:30

The radar reflector is permanently mounted to the front of my mast about 20' up from the deck-ish. It's a tri-lobed Luneberg lens, I've probably got a picture of it somewhere.

The jib & spinnaker halyards both like to hide behind the two rear lobes and won't pop out without some coaxing, which is the last thing I want Rita to be doing while standing on the foredeck (she goes forward much more often than I do). I think I could add a downhaul for the jib to keep tension on the halyard and keep it away from the reflector completely.

I've already got the turning block on the stem to do it with, so it wouldn't be hard to add. And I've got a spare clutch to run the line to. It'd also allow us to douse the jib from the cockpit, or at least mostly. Someone would still have to go up & put the bungees on it to keep it from flogging itself to death if the wind is piped up.

Sugru is pretty good stuff, but it does have a shelf life, so you need to be aware of that when you buy it. If you keep it in the fridge or freezer, the shelf life is 2-3x longer than sitting on a shelf.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 05/19/2014 : 11:29:52

Just used up my 8 month old pack of Sugru.

My Laptop battery failed and when I replaced it, got the bigger version. Only snag is that the laptop now wobbles as the battery is mostly on the RHS of the underside of the laptop.

Sugru to the rescue. I made a leg out of the Blue. While it set, I had a sheet of paper beneath the leg so that it would not stick to the desk surface, the paper was also under the new battery so as to even everything up. 24hrs later, all set and now no Laptop wobble!

So far I have used it for marking the top of all my USB connectors, replacing the plastic coating on the swim ladder restraint clip, hooks for holding the Pop Top tubbing in place in the cabin when not in use, fixing a broken dishwasher cutlery tray.

Now time to order another couple of packets.

Luv that stuff.

Paul

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PZell
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Response Posted - 05/19/2014 : 11:44:23

I had same problem. Have had a short piece of line tightly coiled around the stay a that spot for years.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/19/2014 : 14:05:16

You can see the radar reflector about 2/3-3/4 the way up the mast here, just above the spreaders:

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/19/2014 : 16:33:24

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Simple solution -->> [url="http://www.harken.com/productcategory.aspx?taxid=541"]???[/url]

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/19/2014 : 16:52:25

Yeah, don't think I'm going to get the comptroller to sign off on $3K + in upgrades for a $2 fix.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/19/2014 : 18:37:19

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by delliottg
 Yeah, don't think I'm going to get the comptroller to sign off on $3K + in upgrades for a $2 fix.
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The one for our boat is around $1,400 or so. I got mine on sale at Defender for $1,200 or so. Bought a used 150 for $250 or $300.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 05/20/2014 : 03:40:56

If the reflector is like [url="http://www.tri-lens.com/trilensweb12002002.htm"]this[/url], then how about making a Sugru string that stretches from the outside most part of the rear bulge down to the support bracket.

That way the line would not get caught behind the lens and the lens could still be removed if needed. No impact on the mast.

Paul

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/20/2014 : 21:28:20

Yep, ours is the middle sized one. I thought about a thin plywood ring around the lens, but I'd have to drop the mast to do that. I think I can prevent it with a down haul. I'll give it a try over the weekend.

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