That’s OK Russ, We don’t mind. You’re our sweetest old "fuddy duddy” and a very helpful sailor! See ya in Telegraph Harbor where you can teach me a couple more terms.
Ha, Lee On May 14, 2015, at 11:01 AM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > > A little term bitchin' here. > > The threaded thingy that goes inside the mast to hold the tangs tight is a > called through-bolt (even though in most cases it is a stud) not a tie-bar. > And it goes inside a compression tube so it can be properly tightened without > deflecting the mast sides towards each other. The compression tube was > especially important in wooden masts to prevent movement and elongation of > holes. > > I may be pissin in the wind here and I concede most people use the term salon > instead of saloon, but I endeavour to preserve to use of as many other old > terms as I can. > > Cheers, Russ > Sweet 35 mk-1 > Vancouver Island > > > At 07:24 AM 14/05/2015, you wrote: >> Mike et al: >> >> ....the most difficult one is getting the cap shroud in its tang and then >> screw the tang into the tie bar inside the mast.....the shroud and the tang >> have to rotate as one. > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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