My wire cut some nasty grooves in the fare leads. I'll have to make sure to get the spreaders checked. All rope for me. On Dec 4, 2013 3:07 PM, "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 >
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