Steve,
Completely agree with Joel. Don't disconnect a thing and slit the
tubes. They'll just slide over and you can tape them up with electrical or
atomic tape.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website (THE COUNTDOWN IS RUNNING!)
On May 15, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Wouldn't bother with the halyard. You could slit the tube, slide it over the
> wire, lower it and tape it. Or just tape the pins without tubes.
>
> Joel
> 35/3
> Annapolis
>
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need to put those plastic tubes over my turnbuckles and the stick is up.
> I'm pretty sure I can do this but need confirmation/guidance from the list.
> What's the safest way to go about this? My boat has one set of outer shrouds
> and one set of inner. I'll be putting the covers on the outer shroud
> turnbuckles only.
>
> Should I use a halyard as backup?
> I figure loosen tension on outer shrouds evenly. Put tension on halyard
> (fixed to toe rail) and release that side's shroud. Put cover on, loosely
> re-attach turnbuckle and do over again on the other side. Once done tension
> the shrouds properly. Is this right?
>
> I've got a brand new genoa and I'de like to protect it best I can.
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
> Suhana, C&C 32
> Toronto
>
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