Lanocoat or Tef-Gel

Andrew Burton
26 Beacon Hill
Newport, RI 
USA    02840

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> On Mar 25, 2021, at 23:52, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List 
> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey Joel asked a good question.
>  
> What's the best lubricant for turnbuckles?
>  
>  
>> On 03/25/2021 6:42 PM Joel Delamirande via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 
>> wrote:
>>  
>>  
>> Should the turnbuckle be greased or oiled
>> 
>> On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 5:03 PM Nathan Post via CnC-List < 
>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>> Joe,
>>  
>> It may take some searching to find someone who will work on older rod 
>> rigging but they do exist. Here in the Boston area, North East Rigging out 
>> of Concord MA has this expertise. Call around and hopefully you can find 
>> someone in your area who can do the work. Does it save money in the end vs 
>> going with a newer dyneema solution - I am not sure and it will depend on 
>> what problems the rigger runs into as they go along?  Inspection is a 
>> challenge if the rig hasn't been taken apart in a while - last year on my 
>> 1981 C&C34 a lot of my fittings were seized and could not be inspected so 
>> that did require complete disassembly and reheading all of the rods.  One 
>> rod had to be replaced as did the turnbuckles and the fittings on the end of 
>> the spreader.  The spreaders ended up being a lot of work and parts because 
>> the threads stripped on a part and no replacement was available.  
>> Replacement parts then required machining the ends of the spreaders.  Also 
>> the aluminum through bolts in the mast all had to be replaced which required 
>> custom machining of the ends to accommodate replacement stainless steel 
>> threaded. Including a new wire forestay and harken furler it came to ~$12k 
>> for all the parts and labor including setting up and tuning the rig. The rod 
>> rigging does seem to last a long time so I am hopeful that this will be good 
>> to go for many years to come.
>>  
>> Nathan
>>  
>> ~~~
>> S/V Wisper
>> 1981 C&C 34 CB
>> Lynn MA
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> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with 
> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use 
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the 
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send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu

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