Thanks guys for the info and suggestions. I'm thinking of using SS also since I have no experience with Dyneema line, but Dyneema sounds like it may be easier to work with.
thanks Rod Fisk On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 12:47 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER <[email protected]> wrote: > FWIW, I like amsteel where I can see it. I spliced my lifelines in > amsteel. And I replaced a SS cable in my vang with dyneema. I use soft > schackles. But I think I'd prefer a centerboard pendant to be SS where it > can stand up to unseen abrasion & barnacles and will last 20 + years. Am I > overthinking this? > > Chuck S, Resolute, 1990 C&C 34R Maryland > > On October 2, 2019 at 12:06 PM Tim Rutherford via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Rod, > > My setup is a little different, but may be more easily serviced. > > I've done this a couple of times last year and had to follow up to get the > dimensions exactly right. We did it in the water - diver worked below. We > sent down a light gauge messenger line and used it to pull in the new > pendant. Easy. Mine is made with dyneema with an eye splice at each end. > Lower shackle is 5/16 and upper is smaller (3/16" I think). Can't remember > the price but it was under $100. Maybe $70. Lasts a coupe of years. > > Centerboard pendant > Dyneema12'6"x5/16" LOA (not incl D shackle) > Ocean 3000XG 5/16" 9900 lbs.; std D shackle 5/16", L:29mm, W:17mm (Island > Nautical) Jul 3, 2018 > > Hope this helps. Call if you need more info. > -- > Tim Rutherford > 1981 C&C 36-1 #244 Chamamé > Tampa, FL > [email protected] > 813 748 4888 cel/text > > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 3:22 PM Michael Brannon via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Rod, the arrangement on my boat is a thimble to a shackle at the >> centerboard. You will have to cut the wire the remove it as the thimble >> will not fit through the tube. My pendant has an aircraft fork on deck. >> The only thimble is at the board. >> >> I hope this helps, >> >> Mike >> >> Mike Brannon >> Virginia Lee 93295 >> C&C 36 CB >> Virginia Beach, VA >> >> >> >> On Oct 1, 2019, at 1:07 PM, Rod Fisk via CnC-List < [email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I have to replace the wire pendant on my 1981 36-1. There are some broken >> wires where the cable wraps around the thimble at the deck end. Does anyone >> have any detailed specs or drawings? I work at an industrial rigging shop >> so I can have a new one made. I also want to know what to expect when I >> lift the boat this month so I have the right tools to take off the old one. >> >> Thanks >> Rod Fisk >> 36-1 Corsair Lake Winnebago, WI >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > > >
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