I don't know if it is the best but I use Boeshield T-9 as lubricant for our turnbuckles.
https://boeshield.com/marine/ Ken H. On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 at 00:52, 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 > 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 > > -- > Joel Delamirande > *www.jdroofing.ca <http://www.jdroofing.ca>* > > 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 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 costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
