Yikes! One more thing to check when I pull the rig next year. I'll be keeping an eye on hat this coming summer! Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Dec 4, 2013, at 15:06, "David Jacobs" <davidjaco...@comcast.net> wrote: > Interestingly, I was talking to people at NE Rigging Systems in Concord, MA > just yesterday about replacing the rod on my 1983 C&C35 MK III and they told > me about this issue. Apparently C&C changed from aluminum through bolts > (through the mast holding the rod connection fittings) in the late 80's to > SST through bolts because the internal wire halyards would cut through the > aluminum bolts over time. They just did a C&C 40 and found that the aluminum > bolts were almost completely cut through. > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Wally > Bryant > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 2:07 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List wire halyards > > Be careful stowing them. When I re-rigged I replaced the spreaders because > a PO wrapped the wire halyards behind the spreaders to keep them quiet. The > wire wore completely through the aluminum trailing edge, and I'm pretty sure > that weld has structural value. <G> > > > Jimmy Kelly wrote: >> however wire still appears to do the job.best > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
