Thanks, John. I agree re the looks of shroud covers, especially when
they begin to crack and fall off in chunks. Your screws make for a
good alternative for the cotter pins. I have used a minimal amount of
tape on mine, and that should suffice for now. But since my Genny
sweeps hard across the shrouds on every tack, I need some protection
from the turnbuckle to the spreaders.
Jeff Sheler
s/v Windsome
C27TR #6594
Hampton, VA
At 11:29 AM 12/30/2006, you wrote:
Not liking the looks of shroud covers, especially when they are old and
crusty, or tape, I opted to use 6x32 SS screws to pin the shroud
turnbuckles.
I don't have a genny and I am only making sure that there are no snags
to be found, like cotter pin ends.
Take a look at the results http://www.sailtravis.us/etc/TurnbucklePins.html
John
C27TR 5956 Cool Change
Lake Travis, Austin, TX
Jeffery L. Sheler wrote:
> I'm thinking of installing shroud covers to protect my new dacron 150
> Genny from chafing. My rigger, whose judgment I have no reason to
> doubt, says he's not a believer in shroud covers and recommends
> instead those wheel thingies (I forgot what they're called) that
> allow the sail to roll past the shrouds, but I'm thinking one would
> have to install several of them along each shroud in order to keep
> the sail from coming into contact with the shrouds. Has anyone had
> experience with either of these approaches and can you tell me which
> is preferred? Thanks.
>
> Jeff Sheler
> s/v Windsome
> C27TR #6594
> Hampton, VA
