*Rod can rattle On Jul 31, 2015 10:59 PM, "Josh Muckley" <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think there are supposed to be spacers or "insulators" where the rod > passes through the spreader. If you've lost one the rob can rattle. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > On Jul 31, 2015 10:26 PM, "Jim Watts via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > >> On our latest trip north, we anchored in Clam Bay and had a strange >> problem. At a certain wind speed, the shrouds would start to hum, sometimes >> making the boat shake with vibration. The major vibration was felt in the >> small rod running to the underside of the upper spreaders and in the mast >> and backstay. I backed each shroud one off half a turn and it really >> didn't do much except make those shrouds look loose to me, but I'm sure I >> can't tell the difference of 1/128th of an inch. It eventually faded as the >> wind dropped. >> For the next ten days, in all sorts of conditions, we didn't hear it, but >> when we anchored in the same bay 10 days later, we got it again. >> Any explanation except witchcraft? >> >> Jim Watts >> Paradigm Shift >> C&C 35 Mk III >> Victoria, BC >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >>
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