Greg Yu
HMS-18 #63 'Sampan'
Secretary/Treasurer, Potter Yachters
SolarFry@aol.com wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> Potter Web Netizens:
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> I've noticed that if you leave too much tension on dgrbrd winch cable or
> suspend dgrbrd from cable, cable seems to flatten at blocks and never really
> goes back to round. This can be the beginning of cable fraying. I would
> caution anyone resting dgrbrd off cable not to do this. The dgrbrd should
> rest on through bolts or holding pins against top of dgrbrd trunk and very
> light tension should be kept on line so it does not unravel at winch. If
> trailering, the dgrbrd should be wedged in front and back so it does not move
> back and forth as you trailer down the road...
>
> Best
> Solar Fry
> P19 # 1028, "Elusive Margin"
> Pompano Beach, FL
> Florida Weather: Temp 74 F
> Partly Cloudy, wind NNE 15 - 25 MPH Gusting to 35, Seas 5 - 8'
>
> In a message dated 4/20/99 7:01:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> eezilbert@ucdavis.edu writes:
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> << A few interesting notes: 1). The pulley on the ceterboard was quite worn
> by the cable. The outboard side of the pulley housing acually snapped. 2)
> According to Evan, the board was about 1/3 of the way up when the cable
> snapped. There was no damage to the centerboard trunk that I could see.
> 3) The cabin top did not seem to have too much difficulty with the strain
> put on it by the winch up to the force required to snap the weakend cable.
> >>
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> Web Netizens:
>
> I've noticed that if you leave too much tension on dgrbrd winch cable or
> suspend dgrbrd from cable, cable seems to flatten at blocks and never really
> goes back to round. I would caution anyone resting dgrbrd off cable not to
> do this. The dgrbrd should rest on through bolts or holding pins and very
> light tension should be kept on line so it does not unravel at winch. If
> trailering the dgrbrd should be wedged in front and back so it does not move
> back and forth as you trailer down the road...
>
> Best
> Solar Fry
> P19 # 1028, "Elusive Margin"
> Pompano Beach, FL
> Florida Weather: Temp 74 F
> Partly Cloudy, wind NNE 15 - 25 MPH Gusting to 35, Seas 5 - 8'