Re: What size wire rope do you use for the centerboard pennant?
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When I do mine, I put a thimble on both ends of the wire, then use the appropriate oval? sleeves, making sure the wire sticks out at least one diameter of the wire.. From the eye w/thimble I found a shackle that just fits inside the trunk, The pin is wired in place so it can't back out. Hope this helps.
Fred Liesegang Eagle #662
On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 03:23:50 PM EST, <jeremy@...> wrote:
Ahoy!
I am inching ever closer to having a working solution. I have one more question. How small should I make the loop at the end of the cable? For some reason that I do not understand, I am supposed to use an oval sleeve instead of a stop sleeve. With the oval sleeve I have to make a loop at the end? of the cable-- even though the loop doesn't go around anything. Looking at the minimum bending radius for a 1/8" 7x19 wire, that loop should have a pretty big radius -- 2-5/8". Clearly a loop that big won't fit inside the 0.5" pipe in the centerboard. Since the loop isn't load bearing, perhaps I should just make it as small as possible? Or should I make the loop big and it just sticks out the side and rubs on the centerboard trunk (potentially getting caught on stuff?). Or maybe I am missing something? - jeremy
On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 4:46 PM Jeremy Shaw < 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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