Re: What size wire rope do you use for the centerboard pennant?
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Hello,
Mine is 1/8" wire on the centerboard. I wind up replacing mine every 4 years, since by then it develops "meat hooks". I had to replace the winch, and went with the smallest diameter I could keeping in mind the minimum bend radius specified for 1/8" SS wire, to maximize mechanical advantage. So if you wish to go larger, measure the drum diameter to see if it will work with the larger wire size.
Fred Eagle #662
On Saturday, January 25, 2020, 05:46:40 PM EST, <jeremy@...> wrote:
Hello,
What size wire do you use for the centerboard pennant. I originally ordered the replacement cable from Tartan, but it seems it is only 1/8". That has a working load of 340lbs and a breaking strength around 1760lbs -- so, it should be plenty. But is it worthwhile to go up to a larger size ?
At what point is the diameter too big?
I know some people are experimenting with dyneema, but I am going to wait to hear how that works out before making the switch. Among other things, last time I got hauled out I couldn't drop my centerboard because a bunch of mussels, barnacles, or other hard, pointy things started growing in the centerboard trunk and actually jammed the centerboard in place.
If those things started scraping on my centerboard pennant, I think stainless steel would fair better than dyneema.
- jeremy
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