You can coil rod Rigging to no less than 200 times it's diameter. Dennis C.
On Nov 3, 2016 9:21 AM, "Patrick Davin via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm considering doing a rerig this winter. There are no obvious problems, > but it's getting on 33 years now and would be nice for the peace of mind. > Does anyone know of any blogs / websites / emails that do sort of a step by > step guide to do-it-yourself rerigging? > > I'd like to do it myself to save on labor costs, but work with a local > rigger hopefully to help with ordering the parts. I have one in mind who > did my rig inspection plus replaced the D2s last year. > > The D2s (diagonals from lower spreader to mast near upper spreaders) are > already new rod as of last year, due to some small cracks found at the > upper rod ends of the old rod. > > I have the original rig schematics diagram. However Navtec no longer makes > some of these parts. I understand the spreader 3-way join and the mast > tangs are the tricky part. > > I searched the list archives but didn't find much on rerigs. I know Wally > did a rerig but he didn't cover the details of it. I've seen some riggers > say rerig requires unstepping the mast, but I'm not sure why they say this. > If I can do this without pulling the mast that will save a lot of work and > expense. > > Releasing the side shrouds at the upper terminations (stemballs) requires > lifting the rod to near parallel to the ground and then unscrewing the > navtang. When we did the D2s, this was easy. The caps unscrewed without any > special efforts like heating. The uppers could be more difficult because > they're longer (and perhaps hard to lift parallel to earth). > > If anyone knows of a good guide (ideally specific to C&C's) to this, I'd > love to read it. > > -Patrick > 1984 C&C LF38 > Seattle, WA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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