ASP people are great. I visited there store after the boatshow and got boatshow discount.
I followed Sampson's directions based on the line diameter of 1/4" and the tuck worked out to 22 or 24 inches. Then I lockstiched 4 or five stitches at the throat of the eye (about 3 to 4 inches) so it doesn't loosen under a no-load condition. The lockstitch doesn't carry any load, it just prevent the line from slipping under no-load. You can always make the line shorter, but you can't make it longer unless there is extra bury. My first lockstitch used a grey heavy thread. I changed methods and prefer using a contrasting color so I can check that it stays healthy or cut it and redo the line. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Aronson" <joel.aron...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 1:59:44 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Life lines APS has the most extensive rope inventory I have ever seen. Luckily, they are 10 minutes from The Office. Chuck, no need to do eye splices? How long a tail did you lockstitch? Joel On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Chuck S < cscheaf...@comcast.net > wrote: I replaced our wire lifelines with 1/4" Amsteel. All of my 8 turnbuckles were reused by changing the screw/swage fitting with a screw eye, and I simply spliced luggage tag ends with lockstitch. I use the turnbuckles to tune the lines tight and many people think they are steel when tight. In future, I'll eliminate 8 turnbuckles and tension the line using the screw eye of the pelican hook at the gate. It saved a little bit of money, a little bit of weight, but the driving reason to go synthetic was to do it all myself. Didn't need to send out to have wire swaged. Bought screw eyes from apsltd.com Some of mine are left hand thread, and had to be welded in SS. Call them for options. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ From: "Joel Aronson" < joel.aron...@gmail.com > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:52:44 PM Subject: Stus-List Life lines Sorry about the partial message! Now that we all know each others preferences for gloves and footwear, I thought I would start a new discussion. My boat has the original 29 year old vinyl coated lifelines and a couple of bent turnbuckles. I know the turnbuckles require immediate attention. Should I: a. pretend there can be no corrosion b. try to strip off the vinyl c just replace them? If "c" use wire or Dyneema? Thanks. -- Joel 301 541 8551 _______________________________________________ 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 -- Joel 301 541 8551 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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