Hi Rob, Crows! They like to sharpen their beaks, pick at things, and generally make fun of us. Up here in the PNW there is quite a tradition, Raven took pity on us, brought fire to man, but turned black in the flight out the gods smoke hole. If you see them, cat food is a good treat, and they will know you and follow you. . .
Good Luck, Lee Simplicity in Seattle > On May 22, 2018, at 6:58 36AM, robert via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Possible but not likely.....the zip ties were only there for maybe 2 > weeks....I put the radar reflector on when we stepped the mast earlier this > month....I have used zip ties for this purpose for the past 12 seasons with > no issues....have to cut them off in the Fall when we unstep the > mast....don't leave the reflector on the rig during winter storage......had > one stolen in the spar shed one winter. > > The 'explosion' I heard happened above me, not an impact from it falling to > the deck. What is puzzling is that all 4 zip ties were gone as well as the 2 > black end pieces that the zip ties attached to the shroud. How could the > sun degrade all 4 zip ties in that short period? And how could all 4 ties > come off the shroud? There was nothing left on the shroud. > > Was hoping someone here might explain it as I simply don't understand this. > > Rob > > On 2018-05-22 10:34 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List wrote: >> Hi Rob >> >> Any chance UV got to your zip ties and the reflector simply fell to the deck >> and exploded on impact? >> >> Mike >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of robert >> via CnC-List >> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2018 10:46 AM >> To: robert via CnC-List >> Cc: robert >> Subject: Stus-List Radar Reflector >> >> Just finished a sail on Saturday p.m., started the motor and was standing in >> the cockpit with my back facing the bow when I heard a loud noise, what >> sounded like a 12 gauge gun go off behind me......felt something hit me in >> the back, turned around and saw 5 - 6 square pieces of aluminum on the deck >> and on the cockpit sole.....scared the heck out of me.....for a moment, had >> no idea what had just happened. >> >> Looked up to check things aloft and noticed my radar reflector (cylinder >> shaped) which I had attached to my lower shroud with four (4) zip ties >> (2 each top and bottom)......had been doing that for a dozen years with no >> issues....and it was gone....all gone....nothing left attached to the >> shroud.....not the two black end pieces of the reflector or any of the 4 >> plastic zip ties.....only thing(s) that remained were 6 pieces of the >> aluminum from inside the reflector that fell down.....the rest must of went >> overboard. >> >> I have never heard of this happening, ever......the radar reflector simply >> exploded. And it was not full of water which might have expanded because >> some years ago when I took it off the boat in the Fall, there was a little >> water in it so I drilled a 3/16" hole in one side which always then became >> the 'bottom' when attaching to the shroud in the Spring. >> >> Has this ever happened to anyone else? >> >> Can anyone explain how a cylinder type radar reflector can explode like mine >> did? >> >> Rob Abbott >> AZURA >> C&C 32 - 84 >> Halifax, N.S. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
