THis is a real good idea but one of thereasons for cotter pins is that you can wrap them around the tunbuclke to keep it in the same place orther wise they will lossen witch could spell disaster for the rigging and worse the mast
> Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:29:06 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: shroud > covers> > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Get the Live.com Holiday Page for recipes, gift-giving ideas, and more. www.live.com/?addtemplate=holiday
