I just got finished redoing some of my rod rigging on my 1981 C&C 36. The initial motivation for this was that the rod was original and that the spreader tips were corroded and needed to be redone.
What I did was re-head my backstay, and rehead the shrouds below the first spreader. I also replaced the Nav Tangs- which are the connections where the shrouds connect to the mast, as I was told the original design was a bit flawed and put too much stress on the end of the rod. We replaced these with the NavTec K200 fittings. I replaced all the shrouds above the first spreader, and by modifying the lower spreader tips a little, was able to get away with keeping the discontinuous rod without having to use the tip cups (which are very $$$). I was able to talk with Doug Peterson about my re-rigging plans (one of the benefits of having my boat at the San Diego Yacht Club), and he told me that if I wanted to go from rod to wire, I would need to increase the size of the wire compared to the rod, and I would also need to extend my upper spreaders outward about 6 inches. I am no engineer, and I don't recall the exact reason, but Doug said this was because the stretch of the wire would require this greater distance from the mast at the upper spreader. I worked with Mark Butler in San Diego to do the rigging, and I am very pleased with the results. I was able to get all of this work done for about $3500 plus the cost of new spreaders. Now, when I am able to put a little more money asice, I can redo the backstay and the lower shrouds very easily. Overall, I am glad I spent the $$ to get this done, as I felt that using 33 year old rod was living on borrowed time. I would be happy to provide more details to anyone interested. David Folsom Rebel Maid 1981 C&C 36 On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Jimmy Kelly <[email protected]>wrote: > rod weight vs wire weight is not significant....windage not any real > difference ..real problem with rod ,needs ends reworked about every 10 > years...back in late 70s ...cnc introduced rod on inshore design models, > as a marketing strategy...after using it on custom larger offshore > models..it did seem to enhance the product sales...as a mass production > builder.at the time it also worked out as cost saving measure..number > offshore racing yachts in 70s &80s changed to wire again when switching > from hydralics adjusters to new mechanical adjusters..and better wire > choices...rod was a good marketing choice.... > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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