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OOPS! You'll need at least 4 left-hand nuts and 4 right-hand nuts....
Judy B
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judith Franklin Blumhorst [mailto:drjudyb@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 3:19 PM
> To: Potter Board
> Subject: Tuning rig and closed body turnbuckles. [WAS: A'hoy Judy!]
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> Ahoy Gretchen and John,
>
> Gretchen, thanks for sending John that old email of mine on shroud tuning
> for the P19. I'm working off a lap top because my old desk top died and I
> didn't have the time to go searching for that old email.
>
> Somewhere in my archives I have several more email "essays" on shroud
> tuning. When I get the time, I'll dig them out and see if
> there's any more
> good info I can share with you-all.
>
> Last month, Jerry and I had to opportunity to work on Doug Pittman's 1997
> P19 #967. We tuned his rig for him, among other things.
>
> His new-ish P19 has the closed body turnbuckles, which have an annoying
> habit of loosening while you're trailering. It's danged hard to keep your
> rig tuned if the studs work their way out of the body... your
> shrouds will
> get too loose.
>
> With the help of Joe Davis at Svensen's Chandlery, we came up with a
> solution for locking the closed body turnbuckles. The solution is simple
> and elegant - use two nuts on each end of the turnbuckle, rather than the
> single nut they come with.
>
> The turnbuckles come with one locking nut on the top stud and one on the
> bottom. If you use TWO nuts on each end, and snug them down against the
> turnbuckle body and against themselves, the stud will not work
> itself out to
> a lengthened position.
>
> I don't remember the size of the nuts, (was it 1/4" coarse?).
>
> One thing that's important is that have one stud with a
> *LEFT-HAND* thread,
> while the other stud has a *RIGHT-HAND* thread. So you need to order a
> total of 2 left-hand nuts and 2 right-hand nuts (plus one of each for a
> spare)
>
> Svenson's carries them in stock. If you can figure out the size, you can
> order them from Sven's by calling 510 522 2886 or 800 824 2391
> (ask for the
> retail shop)
>
> Fair winds, Judy B
>
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