Just FYI, we had the mast removed yesterday to change out all of the stays,
including the dolphin and gull striker stays. As mentioned before, when we
purchased the boat from charter operation in 2007, the dolphin striker stay
looked good (no rust), but had a single broken strand. Yesterday I noticed we
now have four broken strands. It also has a lot of rust. I think the sealant
gone from the deck joints is allowing enough water to get into there to promote
rust (and mold). Also, that is the chain locker. Not sure you can keep it
dry, but at least the replacement cable will be shiny! And I can spray it with
protectant.
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From: Mike Rees
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 7:32 AM
To: Michael Zotzky, scoaa-members@xxxxxxxxx, Tony & Cath Austin
Cc: Brent Isaacson
Hi Michael,
Unfortunately I don’t have an exact answer for you in terms of a torque setting
however the replies previous to mine give a reasonable feel for its importance.
Ultimately, the dolphin striker is there as a static line to counteract the
forces or bending motion of the midship beam and therefore it should be checked
as part of a systematic / regular maintenance schedule onboard and certainly
replace if showing signs of fatigue. It should also have no movement in the
wire and be tight to counteract any such forces that are applied.
A rigger should be able to advise on this when looking at the job.
Regards,
Mike Rees
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Michael Zotzky via Scoaa-members
Sent: Monday, 20 July 2015 7:24 PM
To: Tony & Cath Austin
Cc: Brent Isaacson; scoaa-members@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Scoaa-members] Replacement of Stay UNDER Mast
Thanks to both of you. I will have them change those wires as well. Funny
Tony's comment about the conduit. What started off all of this maintenance
work is that I purchased a broadband radar unit, and was trying to determine
how to run the cable up the mast without slapping. I contacted the rigger, and
he said best if we put in a conduit. The shrouds and forestay were changed
about seven years ago, but none of the other wires. So it made for a good
excuse to pull the mast, install the conduit, change all of the rigging. Am
also replacing the mast lights with LED units. Plus putting a Stecktronics
combo red/green/anchor at the top so that I can run masthead navigation lights
offshore, and the bow-mounted in the ICW.
Hmmm, gotta think about carrying that extra shroud for emergency. Maybe a
synthetic stay kit would be better, although cost more. Not even sure how
tight that wire shroud could be wound for storage.
Tony, were the exit boxes showing wear?
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 9:15 PM, Tony & Cath Austin <tcaustin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Folks,
We, too, had all our standing rigging replaced by Roland at Tempo Spars at the
10 y.o. mark. This included the dolphin & pelican striker wires. I see them as
pivotal structural members holding the boat together so it makes sense to
include them in the overhaul. I haven’t got a clue as to the correct tension
but ‘very tight’ seems to best describe how mine were done.
While the mast was off I had the goose neck upgraded and the exit boxes for the
jib & spinnaker halyards replaced. I also had an additional conduit fitted in
case I eventually fit a radar. Not cheap but hopefully will give me another 10+
years of reliable service. What I failed to do was request the old rigging back
so that i would have spare for each major wire if I veer plan to travel
offshore away from reliable riggers. That way I can guarantee that other EVER
breaks and it becomes yet more useless weight to further load the boat down!
regards,
Tony
Tony & Cath Austin
Seawind 1000 - Double Fun
Cruising Far North Queensland
Mob:
0416266947(Tony); 0418654148 (Cath)
Email: tcaustin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 20 Jul 2015, at 12:01 pm, Brent Isaacson via Scoaa-members
<scoaa-members@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi
I have just had all my standing rigging replaced - this included the pelican
striker across the front beam and the dolphin striker across the main beam
under the mast. The rigger (tempo spars who used to build SW1000 masts)
regarded this as a standard part of the job.
Cheers
Brent
Brent Isaacson
ph +61 (0)416 273 684
From: michaelzotzky--- via Scoaa-members <scoaa-members@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "scoaa-members@xxxxxxxxx" <scoaa-members@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, 20 July 2015, 7:18
Subject: [Scoaa-members] Replacement of Stay UNDER Mast
Ok, I don’t know what this stay is called, but if you open the storage
compartments on either side of the mast, there is a large-diameter stay with a
turnbuckle that attaches to what I suspect are tangs on the crossbeam under the
mast. In the center - right below the mast - is a support post. I suspect
this stay is counter-acting the mast load above.
Anyway, when I got the boat almost nine years ago, I notice this stay had a
single strand that was broken. No issue, I thought. Now that stay still has
the single broken strand, but also several places that rust has formed. I
wonder if anyone has replaced this stay? We are scheduled to remove the mast
for standing rigging replacement in a couple of weeks, and after that load has
been removed would seem to be the ideal time to replace. What I am most
concerned about though is getting the tension right.
Mike, is there any spec for tension on this? I am having a reputable rigger do
the work.
Oh, and boat is a Seawind 1000, year 2002.
Michael Zotzky
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