Re: Shrouds

JBlumhorst@aol.com
Wed, 19 May 1999 21:16:06 EDT


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In a message dated 5/19/99 6:10:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, cgula@innet.com
writes:

> Speak for yourself, Judy:
> My 1995 (#804) has 1/8" 1x19 rigging and chainplate thickness. Too much
> pull on the 4:1 backstay tensioner can easily put 500 pounds tension on the
> forestay, which according to my sources has a fail strength of only 1200
> pounds. About 300 pounds would be the static SWL, and a 30 knot puff adds
> some 300# more force.
> Regards, Mac
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JBlumhorst@aol.com <JBlumhorst@aol.com>
> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
> Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 8:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Shrouds

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>The adjustable backstay was part of the original HMS18 design by Herb
> >Stewart. As was the "massive" DM6 mast. As were the 1/4" shrouds and the
> >shroud chainplates we all even on the newer P19s.
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> >Best,
> >Judy B
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My humblest apologies for the typo. No P19 comes with 1/4" wires. They have
always come with 1/8" wires.